Rumor – The CBF began investigating Raphael Claus for favoring Palmeiras in the Brazilian Championship after complaints from John Textor.
Analysis
In recent days, a message has begun to circulate in several football-related groups on the internet that points to a “scandal” in the Brazilian Championship.
The texts indicate that referee Raphael Claus would have begun to be investigated for favoring Palmeiras during the 2022 and 2023 Brazilian Championship. The message also points out that other teams such as Fortaleza, São Paulo. Fluminense and Grêmio were also being investigated.
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Everything would have happened after complaints from John Textor, owner of SAF that owns Botafogo. It is also said that the source of the story would be Gazeta Esportiva. Read:
Bomb ! Judge Rafael Klaus is being investigated by the CBF for receiving money manipulation in Palmeiras games, including the 2022 final and the 2023 final. The case occurred after the delivery of evidence by John Textor, owner of Botafogo.
The evidence is already with the police, a hearing will be scheduled to report the facts! If everything checks out, Rafael Klaus will be banned from football and will pay a fine of 52 million reais. Teams involved in manipulating results. São Paulo Palmeiras Grêmio Fluminense Fortaleza Sports Gazette
Check
We saw the content being shared by Flamengo pages (which, coincidentally, faced Palmeiras), Vasco, Grêmio and others. Therefore, we will check the content by answering the following questions: 1) Is it true that the CBF is investigating Raphael Claus due to John Textor’s allegations? 2) Did Gazeta Esportiva break the news that Raphael Claus is being investigated by the CBF? 3) Do John Textor’s complaints cite the arbitrator and proceed?
Is it true that the CBF is investigating Raphael Claus because of John Textor’s allegations?
No. When carrying out a search for reliable sources, we found nothing about CBF investigations involving Raphael Claus. It is worth pointing out that the message has other “holes” such as mentioning that Palmeiras was favored in the “finals” of the Brazilian Championship (since the championship does not have finals). Even Raphael Claus’ name (spelled as Rafael Claus) is spelled wrong. Furthermore, the source cited delivers the fake.
Did Gazeta Esportiva break the news that Raphael Claus is being investigated by the CBF?
In addition to being written with a typo (Gazeta Espotiva and not Gazeta Esportiva), the story was not published on the website of the São Paulo sports newspaper. In other words: the story was taken out of nowhere and with a false source being cited.
Do John Textor’s complaints cite the arbitrator and proceed?
The answer to the first question is no. In his “denouncements of manipulation”, John Textor is somewhat generic. He only mentions clubs. Palmeiras as favored and São Paulo and Fortaleza (club players) as “favorors”.
It is important to mention that the allegations (which are very serious) are not being accompanied by evidence and that those cited have already announced that they will sue the owner of SAF do Botafogo. For now, we can classify the allegations as “unproven rumors”.
Conclusion
Fake news ❌
It is false that the CBF is investigating judge Raphael Claus for manipulations in favor of Palmeiras. This is fake news that came out of nowhere and has no basis in reality.
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