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| - A video showing a large group of people cheering as a video of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation plays on a large screen has gone viral on social media.
Trudeau on 7 January 2024, said that he intends "to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide, competitive process."
Those sharing this clip have claimed that it shows a "live reaction to Justin Trudeau's resignation statement."
(Archives of more claims on social media can be seen here and here.)
Is it true?: No, the clip is a popular meme format and has been in use as such in various contexts.
It originates from a video of people cheering after their team scored a goal against Wales during a football match at the Sports Bar of the Ashton Gate stadium in Bristol, England in June 2016.
This indicates that the video is a meme format, which has evidently used in different contexts over the years.
Taking a cue from this, we used the term 'cheering sports bar meme' to look for more information about the clip.
The search led us to a 2019 video, which was titled as a meme, but showed a sports match on the large screen.
The search led us to an article by Bristol Post, a local news website from England, carrying the story behind the viral meme template.
According to their report, the video was recorded at Bristol's Ashton Gate stadium during a 2016 UEFA European Football Championship match between England and Wales' national teams.
It added that England were expected the conclude the match in a tie, but a last-minute goal by Daniel Sturridge put them over the edge, securing a 2-1 win over Wales.
The video, it said, was recorded by Bristol Sports reporter Charlotte Gay, who uploaded the clip to her X account during the match on 16 June 2016.
She also uploaded a longer version of the same video to a local news channel Heart News West Country's YouTube channel on the same day.
Meme database website Know Your Meme also carries the same details about the origin of the video.
During our search, we came across tutorials on YouTube, which taught people how to edit and use the meme template according to their own requirements.
This shows that it is easy to create different videos in this format, making it convenient for people to use or misuse this clip.
Conclusion: An edited meme template is being shared to falsely claim that it shows people cheering when Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announced his resignation.
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