“A large rainbow has been physically installed and “defaced” the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.”
Social media posts
United States. Claim dated 12 Jun 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
A video artist posted an animation of a large rainbow coiling around the historical structure on June 1 in celebration of Pride Month and support for the LGBTQ+ community.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 June 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 June 2023. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Cs_OSMKx2XY/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_wat…
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