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
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Full Fact→ Photo of French president Emmanuel Macron kissing a man is from AI-generated video
A picture of the French President kissing a man has been generated using AI.
The Dispatch→ David French Defends His NYT Kamala Endorsement
Will David French ever stop trending on X?
The Dispatch→ David French Is Wrong (Or Is He?)
Synecdoche, D.C.
Full Fact→ ‘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.
Full Fact→ 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.
The Dispatch→ U.K., French Elections Could Herald a Paradoxical Alliance Shift
Look for the U.K. to be more involved in Europe as France grapples with political dysfunction.
Full Fact→ 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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Authorities Did NOT Say Fire At Notre Dame Cathedral In Rouen ‘Could Be A Religious Attack’
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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, McDonald’s french fries don’t all come from potatoes grown on Bill Gates’ farms
“Every single McDonald’s french fry comes exclusively from potatoes grown on Bill Gates-owned farmland.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Muslims’ Yelling ‘Death’ To France, Jewish People, Police, Following 2024 French Election
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
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
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
Full Fact→ French stores cannot legally refuse cash
A Facebook post with 14,000 shares says a French supermarket went cashless but it is mostly illegal to do this in France.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Le Pen Crying After Losing 2024 French Elections — Crying With Laughter in 2017
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Paris Crowd’s Algerian Flags Does NOT Show A Celebration Of Leftist Wins In 2024 French Election
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
The Dispatch→ French Snap Election Sows Confusion
A surprising defeat for the far right has the country facing a hung parliament.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd Celebrating Leftists’ Victory In July 2024, French Election — It’s From June 1, 2024
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
The Dispatch→ ‘My Church Canceled Me’ | Interview: David French
It’s never good when David French is trending …
Full Fact→ French planes did not accidentally create the Russian flag during a display
The arrangement of the colours appears wrong because of the angle from which the footage was shot.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show French Prisoners Celebrating Police Deaths, Ambush Of May 2024
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove French Air Force Made Russian Flag With Colored Smoke During Olympic Air Show
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
Full Fact→ 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.
Full Fact→ Ukrainian Embassy did not tell French farmers to stop protesting
This claim appears in a fake Euronews video that appeared on the Russian news site Pravda last month.
Full Fact→ French and British energy bills are no longer rising by 4% and 54%
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Authentic Euronews Report About French Farmers And Ukrainian Embassy
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
AllSides→ Did Biden Say He Met with Dead French President Francois Mitterrand?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-french-president/ In early February 2024, Snopes received email
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Nazis Were NOT Involved With Abortion Pill RU-486 — It Was Developed By French Firm Decades After WWII
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
Full Fact→ Footage does not show protesting French farmers digging up highways leading to Paris
While farmers have been protesting across France, the footage is from a supermarket car park in a town 365 miles south of Paris.
Full Fact→ Manure dumped at French McDonald’s protesting meat supply not Israel
The footage is unrelated to protests over the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and shows direct action by French farmers about imported meat.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Hamas Supporter’ Burning French Flag In Paris
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
The Dispatch→ David French on Morality in War
A quick addendum.
Full Fact→ McDonald’s french fries do not all come from Bill Gates and a GM potato farm
This claim has been shared by thousands of people on Facebook.
The Dispatch→ Video: Kevin Williamson and David French Take Your Questions
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Kevin Williamson and David French Take Your Questions
Live AMA, plus: Biden and Zelensky at the U.N.
Logically→ No, this video does not show protesters occupying the French embassy in Niger
Logically→ An excerpt of a speech given by French President Emmanuel Macron was mistranslated and presented out of context
Logically→ Video extract shared to claim Putin snubbed a handshake with French President
Logically→ A video is being used to falsely claim the French Embassy in Niger has been destroyed
Logically→ No, French news report didn’t exaggerate temperatures in Corsica
Logically→ No, the French military hasn’t said they are ‘prepared to arrest Emmanuel Macron’