“Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Jun 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video does not show an actual flag installation but a 3D animation created by digital artist Ian Padgham. No credible news reports support the claim, and evidence from Padgham’s social media accounts confirms the nature of the video as a digital creation
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 June 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 June 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/100010255302287/posts/607369224491758/?wtsid=rdr_0d6SvG2mTcWOxzR…
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