Europe

Fact checks about Brexit, the 2016 referendum, the UK's trade relationships and the EU

11 September 2024

Miscaptioned video showing ‘Muslim immigrants’ attack in France performed by stunt group

A video is being shared with misleading captions claiming it depicts a real attack, when it was a choreographed scene.

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7 August 2024

No, the Paris Olympics is not ‘cashless’

A claim being widely shared on social media that cash is not accepted at the 2024 Olympic Games is not true.

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5 August 2024

Image does not show tractors ‘blocking boats’ at Dover

A picture is being shared widely online with a misleading claim it depicts farmers at a beach in Dover attempting to stop small boats.

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31 July 2024

‘French government’ has not called for 90% income tax

A claim being shared online says that the new French government has proposed a 90% tax rate on income over €400,000 —but there is currently no ‘French government’ as such, following recent elections.

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23 July 2024

No evidence French politician promised Arabic would be an official language

Jean-Luc Mélenchon has not promised that Arabic “will be an official language in France” after the country’s election.

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18 July 2024

Video of Marine Le Pen ‘crying’ supposedly after election result is not what it seems

The leader of the French National Rally party was filmed crying with laughter while on a radio show in 2017—not in response to the recent French elections.

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15 July 2024

Map shows French European Parliament election result not first round of National Assembly poll

An image of a map is being shared online with a misleading caption claiming it shows voting results in the “first round” of France’s national elections.

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9 May 2024

Video shows a market in Marseille, not Paris

A video circulating on Facebook claiming to show Paris was actually filmed at a flea market in Marseille, in the south of France.

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26 March 2024

Video of French president dancing in nightclub is a deepfake

Footage allegedly showing Emmanuel Macron clubbing has been circulating on social media, but it has been digitally altered.

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7 March 2024

Diary of Anne Frank not written by American novelist after WW2

Untrue claims about the authorship and authenticity of Anne Frank’s diary have been circulating online—including that it was written in ballpoint pen after the Second World War.

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