On the day of its commencement, there's been a lot said on Twitter about the World Cup - some of it rather dubious.
The accepted rules, regulations and history of the great game appear to have been perverted by a host of people intent on spreading lies, deception and mistruths.
This chap thinks infanticide is rife in the host country...
And for some reason the Canadians are getting a lot of stick...
Even TV stations are in on it...
And this one might even be true...
Here's the rest of #FakeWorldCupFacts as it happens...