“Video of Muslim protesters setting fire to the French embassy in Khartoum, Sudan in the wake of ongoing protests against the statements of the French President on Islam”
Social media posts
Claim dated 26 Oct 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is actually of protesters setting fire to the German embassy in Khartoum, Sudan back in 2012 showing their anger over a film denigrating Prophet Muhammad. The video has nothing to do with ongoing protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements on Islam
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 October 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 October 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=757604391456961
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