Overview
- The inaugural FIFA Peace Prize was presented to President Donald Trump on Dec. 5 at the World Cup draw in Washington’s Kennedy Center.
- Snopes found no FIFA announcement rescinding the award and reported identical social posts linking to a low-quality website made false claims.
- Reporting from AP and Politico cited surprised FIFA officials and indicated Infantino may have bypassed the FIFA Council in establishing the prize.
- Advocacy group FairSquare filed a formal complaint urging FIFA’s ethics committee to examine the prize’s creation and compliance with rules on political neutrality.
- FIFA has not confirmed any investigation, and fact-checkers noted some viral rescission stories appeared likely AI-generated based on detection tools and content review.