“Video of French President Emmanuel Macron being egged recently”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Oct 2020.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The incident of Macron being egged as shown in the post took place in 2017 when he attended a farm fair as part of his Presidential campaign. The video is being shared again in the wake of his latest statements on Islam against the beheading of the history teacher Samuel Paty
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 October 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 October 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=652155332164519
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