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Full Fact→ No evidence President Macron said Africa not ‘ready to thrive’ without French involvement

2025-05-30 A long quote attributed to the French leader has been shared widely on Facebook, but the French embassy in the UK has said he never said it. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video About Imminent May 6 Arrest Of French Right-Wing Leaders In Leaked WhatsApp Messages Has AI Audio — Not From Front Populaire

2025-05-06 Was there a WhatsApp leak in France that revealed the imminent arrest on May 6, 2025 of right-wing politicians Marine Le Pen, Marion Maréchal, Sarah Knafo and Florian Philippot as reported in a video from the "FP+" channel ? No, that's n Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Shows French Teacher Using Martial Arts Against Bullying Students — Stunt School Acting

2025-04-29 Does a viral video authentically show a French teacher reacting to students bullying each other by kicking and punching them using Chinese martial arts? No, that's not true: The video was originally put out by Campus Univers Cascades, a F Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Scientist Denied Entry To US Allegedly Due To Anti-Trump Messages On Phone Had National Lab Secrets On It According To DHS — What We Know

2025-03-20 Was a French scientist denied entry to the U.S. in March 2025, due to the supposed discovery, on his phone, of messages critical of U.S. President Donald Trump? The story was first reported by French newspaper Le Monde and news service Ag Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Argue With Reporter Over French Help to America — Fabricated Transcript

2025-03-18 Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt argue with a reporter about the history of U.S. relations with France during a March 2025 press briefing? No, that's not true: A transcript posted online and filled with references to World Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy French Bank Milleis Via Maltex In February 2025

2025-03-06 Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the French bank Milleis in February 2025 using the offshore company Maltex? No, that's not true: No credible media organization reported this story, as of March 6, 2025. A viral video purpor Go to site post…»

Internet Archive→ Pres. Trump & French Pres. Macron Meet in Oval Office : CSPAN : February 24, 2025 1:16pm-1:45pm EST

2025-02-24 President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron speak to reporters in the Oval Office ahead of a bilateral meeting to discuss the Ukraine-Russia war. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following t Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Girl Is NOT Really Being Harassed By 2 Migrants — It’s Fake Situation With Actors

2024-09-19 Did a man with a large Alsatian dog rescue a pretty French girl who was being harassed by two migrants? No, that's not true: Disclaimer hashtags with the original video on TikTok say this is a "fake situation" and "mise en scène" or "sta Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Photo of French president Emmanuel Macron kissing a man is from AI-generated video

2024-08-19 A picture of the French President kissing a man has been generated using AI. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ David French Defends His NYT Kamala Endorsement

2024-08-16 Will David French ever stop trending on X? Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ David French Is Wrong (Or Is He?)

2024-08-16 Synecdoche, D.C. Go to site post…»

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

2024-07-31 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. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ No evidence French politician promised Arabic would be an official language

2024-07-23 Jean-Luc Mélenchon has not promised that Arabic “will be an official language in France” after the country’s election. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ U.K., French Elections Could Herald a Paradoxical Alliance Shift

2024-07-16 Look for the U.K. to be more involved in Europe as France grapples with political dysfunction. Go to site post…»

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

2024-07-15 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. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Authorities Did NOT Say Fire At Notre Dame Cathedral In Rouen ‘Could Be A Religious Attack’

2024-07-12 Did French officials state that "a religious attack" caused the spire of France's nearly thousand-year-old Rouen cathedral to catch fire on July 11, 2024? No, that's not true: As of July 12, 2024, the cause of the fire was still under inv Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, McDonald’s french fries don’t all come from potatoes grown on Bill Gates’ farms

2024-07-11 “Every single McDonald’s french fry comes exclusively from potatoes grown on Bill Gates-owned farmland.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Muslims’ Yelling ‘Death’ To France, Jewish People, Police, Following 2024 French Election

2024-07-10 Does a video show a group of protesters with Palestinian flags shouting offensive sentiments about France, Jewish people and the police after the 2024 French legislative election? No, that's not true: The video predates the election. Addi Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Left Did NOT Propose 90% Tax Rate On All Income Of 400,000 Euros Or More — Only On Part Over That Amount

2024-07-10 Did the French left-wing coalition announce that it would introduce a "90% TAX on anyone earning €400,000," leaving those taxpayers with "just €40,000"? No, that's not true: According to Eric Coquerel of the left-wing New Popular Fron Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ French stores cannot legally refuse cash

2024-07-10 A Facebook post with 14,000 shares says a French supermarket went cashless but it is mostly illegal to do this in France. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Le Pen Crying After Losing 2024 French Elections — Crying With Laughter in 2017

2024-07-09 Does an image of French politician Marine Le Pen show her crying after her party lost the second round of July 2024 French elections? No, that's not true: The image is a still from a 2017 video from French radio network Europe 1 that capt Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Paris Crowd’s Algerian Flags Does NOT Show A Celebration Of Leftist Wins In 2024 French Election

2024-07-09 Does a video show people waving Algerian flags after the second round of the 2024 French legislative election? No, that's not true: The video is from sometime in 2019. At that time, people gathered in a Parisian square to support a pro-de Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ French Snap Election Sows Confusion

2024-07-09 A surprising defeat for the far right has the country facing a hung parliament. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd Celebrating Leftists’ Victory In July 2024, French Election — It’s From June 1, 2024

2024-07-08 Does a video on social media show a crowd waving more Palestinian flags than French flags and celebrating victory for the political left in July 2024 French elections? No, that's not true: The video posted to "prove" the claim was shot du Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ ‘My Church Canceled Me’ | Interview: David French

2024-06-10 It’s never good when David French is trending … Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ French planes did not accidentally create the Russian flag during a display

2024-05-28 The arrangement of the colours appears wrong because of the angle from which the footage was shot. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show French Prisoners Celebrating Police Deaths, Ambush Of May 2024

2024-05-16 Does a video show French prisoners celebrating the killing of two police officers in an ambush in May 2024? No, that's not true: The video predates the attack. The ambush happened as a prisoner named Mohamed Amra rode in a prison van; a c Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove French Air Force Made Russian Flag With Colored Smoke During Olympic Air Show

2024-05-11 Did French Air Force aerobatic jets accidentally emit smoke that displayed the Russian flag to mark the May 8, 2024, arrival of the Olympic flame in the French city of Marseille? No, that's not true: The eight Alpha Jets left smoke trails Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Video of French president dancing in nightclub is a deepfake

2024-03-26 Footage allegedly showing Emmanuel Macron clubbing has been circulating on social media, but it has been digitally altered. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Ukrainian Embassy did not tell French farmers to stop protesting

2024-03-11 This claim appears in a fake Euronews video that appeared on the Russian news site Pravda last month. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ French and British energy bills are no longer rising by 4% and 54%

2024-02-23 The French government capped energy bill increases at 4% in 2022, but prices have risen by more since then. British energy bills rose by 54% at one point in 2022, but by less since. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Authentic Euronews Report About French Farmers And Ukrainian Embassy

2024-02-13 Did the European public broadcaster Euronews publish or air a report about French farmers attacking the Ukrainian embassy in Paris in early February 2024? No, that's not true: The video with the TV channel's logo couldn't be found on the Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Did Biden Say He Met with Dead French President Francois Mitterrand?

2024-02-08 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-french-president/ In early February 2024, Snopes received email Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Nazis Were NOT Involved With Abortion Pill RU-486 — It Was Developed By French Firm Decades After WWII

2024-02-02 Were the Nazis involved with the abortion pill RU-486 as claimed by an anti-abortion activist? No, that's not true: The French company that created the pill did so in the 1980s, but the activist made the connection by claiming the compan Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Footage does not show protesting French farmers digging up highways leading to Paris

2024-01-31 While farmers have been protesting across France, the footage is from a supermarket car park in a town 365 miles south of Paris. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Manure dumped at French McDonald’s protesting meat supply not Israel

2023-12-06 The footage is unrelated to protests over the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and shows direct action by French farmers about imported meat. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Hamas Supporter’ Burning French Flag In Paris

2023-11-07 Does a video shared to X in November 2023 show a "Hamas supporter" burning "the flags of France" in Paris? No, that's not true: Using visual clues shown in the video and a staff translator, Lead Stories determined that the footage was fil Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ David French on Morality in War

2023-10-10 A quick addendum. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ McDonald’s french fries do not all come from Bill Gates and a GM potato farm

2023-09-28 This claim has been shared by thousands of people on Facebook. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Video: Kevin Williamson and David French Take Your Questions

2023-09-20 Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation. Go to site post…»

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