“Protestors in France have released animals from the zoo.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Jul 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Many of the video clips in these claims are old or from other countries. The Paris Zoological Park responded on Twitter to the claims, writing that the animals are all safe.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 July 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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