No, Lionel Messi isn’t the new face of Argentina’s banknotes
09 January 2023 |
5:01 am
After Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup win in Qatar, internet rumours claim that the country has issued - or is planning to issue - new currency featuring Lionel Messi’s face. But is this real legal tender? We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake with Vedika Bahl
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