“Video shows an April 2023 clown attack in Paris.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook reel. Claim dated 9 Sep 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
This video is not recent and isn’t related to clowns. It’s from a 2015 news broadcast. It shows a crowd in Paris that began running because of a potential gun threat, which turned out to be a false alarm.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 September 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 September 2023, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/847566926973889
- TikTok videohttps://www.tiktok.com/@scarytruthscoming/video/7227552142620511515
- TikTok videohttps://www.tiktok.com/@scarytruthscoming/video/7230646738846043418
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