A video of a large crowd has been circulated, claiming that 1 million people are protesting in France in support of Palestine against Israel.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Palestine Times (“@Palestine_time“) claimed that over a million people are said to have protested in France in support of Palestine after sharing the video. The tweet was made on Oct 29, 2023, which has received an about 197.6k views on X. The archive can be read from above.
HUGE DEMONSTRATION;🔥
— Palestine Times (@Palestine_time) October 29, 2023
In France it is claimed over 1 million people were protesting in support for Palestine.#الهلال_الاهلي #غزة_الآن #crymua #starlinkforgaza #ธี่หยด #الإجتياح_البري #Gazabombing #انقذوا_فلسطين #IsraeliNewNazism #Gaza #Isreal #Gazawar #Gazabombing… pic.twitter.com/o0J6rTsyku
Does the video truly shows Palestine supporters in France? : Fact
The video was actually made earlier, before the Israelis were attacked by Hamas terrorists. The claim that 1 million people are protesting in France in support of Palestine against Israel is not true.
@futebol_info shared the same video on X with the caption “The path of Palmeiras fans to Allianz Parque.” on Oct 6, 2023.
O caminho da torcida do Palmeiras ao Allianz Parque.
— Planeta do Futebol 🌎 (@futebol_info) October 5, 2023
🎥 @marcelarafael pic.twitter.com/5K7mKaFMhE
In the video, fans of Brazilian club Palmeiras can be seen having celebration on October 6th, prior to the Copa Libertadores match against Argentinian club Boca Juniors. An article was published by ESPN which shows the details of the match clearly.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 5, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A Video Of a huge crowd has been shared claiming that 1 million people are protesting in support of #Palestine against #Israel in France. The fact is that this is an old video before the Hamas terror attack on Israelis.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/L6lxVnKLcB
Intent:
Propaganda accounts are circulating out-of-context videos from Brazil with false claims to set their agenda.
Conclusion:
Claim : One million people are reportedly participating in a protest in France in favour of Palestine against Israel, according to a video of a large crowd that has gone viral.
Fact : The truth is that this video was made prior to the Hamas terror attack on Israelis. On October 6th, fans of Brazilian club Palmeiras were celebrating before their Copa Libertadores match against Argentine club Boca Juniors.
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