Cybersecurity analysis exposes viral petition claiming 30 million signatures to remove Kylian Mbappé from Real Madrid as fraudulent
Le Parisien reports the petition should not be taken seriously as the site facilitated rapid, unverified sign-ups during a period of reported on-pitch volatility for the Spanish club
A petition circulating online that claimed to have gathered 30 million signatures in support of removing Kylian Mbappé from Real Madrid has been identified as a fabrication. The campaign, which reportedly went viral over the past few days, emerged against a backdrop of reported on-pitch difficulties for the Spanish club, with the striker allegedly performing better in recent matches when absent.
Despite the petition's assertion that it resonated with supporters beyond the Madrid faithful, cybersecurity expert SaxX has confirmed the underlying website lacked essential user verification protocols. SaxX noted that the site allowed individuals to cast votes multiple times in under a second, a vulnerability that enabled the rapid accumulation of the reported figure without genuine public participation.
The French outlet Le Parisien has reported that the petition is likely fake and should not be taken seriously. The report highlights that the site required no verification when voting, a structural flaw that facilitated the hoax. SaxX described the ease of manipulation, stating that one could vote hundreds of times in a fraction of a second using basic artificial intelligence tools, leading to the conclusion that the entire operation was a trick that fooled the public.
While the petition claimed to reflect widespread sentiment, the technical analysis suggests the 30 million figure is entirely unreliable. The rapid nature of the sign-ups, combined with the lack of safeguards against duplicate entries, indicates that the campaign was designed to generate a false impression of scale rather than to represent actual fan opinion.
In other football developments, the focus remains on Ligue 1, where 16-year-old RC Lens striker Mezian Mesloub secured Champions League qualification for his team. Mesloub scored the winning goal in his professional debut against FC Nantes, a performance that drew praise from his father, former midfielder Walid Mesloub, who expressed pride in his son's achievement.
Real Madrid continues to navigate a season marked by both internal scrutiny and external distractions. Beyond the exposed petition, the club recently released an artificial intelligence-generated video depicting a battle between 1,000 Aurélien Tchouaménis and 1,000 Federico Valverdes, a moment highlighted by fans despite the club's administrative issues.
