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Logically→ The media are showing mannequins in French hospitals in place of COVID-19 patients.
An image from a university training video was miscaptioned with Prime Minister Jean Castex testing positive.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Mannequin Missing Arm In French Hospital In TV Report About COVID-19 Is NOT Real — It’s Photoshopped Montage
Is an image of a mannequin missing an arm in a French hospital, with the image made to appear part of a TV news report about COVID-19, real? No, that's not true: This image is a photoshopped combination of two separate screenshots. A repr
Snopes→ French Actor Gaspard Ulliel, 37, Dies After Ski Accident
Preliminary findings from an investigation indicated that "both skiers fell to the ground after the collision," the prosecutor said.
Snopes→ Did a French Man Win Compensation Over His ‘Boring’ Job?
An old Parisian court case prompted guffaws in January 2022, but the details are even more interesting than the headlines suggested.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
Photo shows former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem herding sheep as a child in Morocco.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
Photo shows former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem herding sheep as a child in Morocco.
Snopes→ Pandamania: Twin Cubs in French Zoo Take 1st Steps in Public
First, a steady crawl.
Snopes→ Is Arby’s Making a French Fry-Flavored Vodka?
A chef partnered with Arby's to create Bloody Mary recipes.
Health Feedback→ Claim that French study showed long COVID doesn’t exist misinterprets the study and fails to account for its limitations
REVIEW An article published on Substack in early November 2021, a platform that supports subscription newsletters, claimed that a French study[1] demonstrated that long COVID is “mostly a mental disease”. Long COVID is a condition in which COVID
Full Fact→ Did the French PM really ask for the EU to ‘punish’ the UK over Brexit?
Amid rising tensions between the UK and France in a row over fishing, POLITICO reported on a leaked letter sent from French Prime Minister Jean Castex to the President of the European Commission last week. The letter called on the President, Ursu
Snopes→ Possible Rise in Baguette Prices Poses Crunch for the French
A hike in the cost of wheat is alarming French households who fear a possible rise in the price of the prized baguette, seen by many as a barometer of the country's economic health.
Snopes→ Vintners Despair After French Wildfire Ravaged Grapevines
Rows of charred grapevines stand next to a vast expanse of steaming black vegetation devastated by the fire, which raged for a week in late August.
Snopes→ Wendy’s Upgrades French Fries
The new fries are meant to stay crispy for delivery.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Protests Against Vaccine Mandates Are NOT Accurately Represented With Captions And Photos In Online Posts
Does this collection of photos together with this caption accurately portray protests against COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandates that took place for several weeks in July and August of 2021 in France? No, many of the photos currently
Full Fact→ French ambassador hasn’t left Kabul as Robert Peston claims
As the Taliban advanced towards Kabul on Sunday, 15 August, the French ambassador in Afghanistan David Martinon tweeted a video of him in what appears to be a helicopter saying he was leaving the Afghan capital’s former “green zone”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Slain Chicago Police Officer Ella French Did NOT Leave Behind An Infant Daughter
When Chicago police officer Ella French was killed in the line of duty, had she recently returned to work after maternity leave and did she leave an infant? No, the superintendent of Chicago police said in a news conference that those per
Snopes→ Did Slain Police Officer Ella French Have a 2-Month-Old Daughter?
The tragic killing of a Chicago police officer was embellished by tabloids and social media users.
Snopes→ Giant Panda in French Zoo Gives Birth to Female Twins
China for decades gifted friendly nations with its unofficial national mascot in what was known as “panda diplomacy.”
The Dispatch→ Was President Macron Covered in Garlands in French Polynesia?
A viral tweet claims to show French President Emmanuel Macron covered in floral garlands that he received upon his arrival in French Polynesia. Noga Tarnopolsky @NTarnopolskyPresident Macron is turned into a human wreath during his official
Snopes→ No, French President Macron’s Security Detail Did Not Quit Over COVID-19 Rules
Right-wing American sources seized upon baseless claims made by a French politician, in July 2021.
Snopes→ French Woman Convicted of Killing ‘Monster’ Abuser, Set Free
The case had drawn broad attention and support for the defendant amid a national reckoning with long-held taboos around domestic abuse.
Snopes→ French President Macron is Slapped During Visit to Small Town
The incident occurred in the town of Tain-l’Hermitage.
Snopes→ Adieu, Roger: Federer Pulls out of French Open After Round 3
With a grueling third-round victory, Federer decided some rest was in order.
Snopes→ Naomi Osaka Withdraws from French Open, Cites Anxiety
Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open and wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition.
Logically→ French virologist Luc Montagnier: People vaccinated for COVID-19 will die within two years.
Luc Montagnier has expressed his concern about vaccines, but he did not say that vaccinated people would die.
AFP Fact Check→ Nigerian separatist leader falsely claims photos of president meeting French counterpart are doctored
Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has claimed that photos showing President Muhammadu Buhari meeting his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris on May 17, 2021, were manipulated. But the claim is false: there is no evidence suggesting the i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Fry Ad Featuring ‘Sexy Ronald’ Is NOT From McDonald’s In Japan
Did McDonald's in Japan run an ad campaign that featured a shirtless Ronald McDonald in red briefs overflowing with french fries? No, that's not true: In 2019, this french fry ad was promoting a much smaller Japanese restaurant chain call
Snopes→ Did Soccer Star Karim Benzema Say ‘If I Score, I’m French, If I Don’t, I’m Arab’?
An old quote attributed to the Real Madrid striker, who is of Algerian descent, gained prominence in late 2020 and early 2021, as France debated a crackdown on "religious separatism."
Snopes→ Look Out, Labs: French Bulldogs Now 2nd Most Popular US Dog
After riding a rocket ship to popularity over the last quarter-century, Frenchies came in second only to Labrador retrievers.
AFP Fact Check→ This is a flag of a Pakistani feminist organisation — it is purple, not the blue found on the French tricolour flag
Images and videos of activists waving a flag at a Women’s Day March in Pakistan in 2021 have been shared in Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts that claim that they were waving the French tricolour national flag. The claim is false: the flag seen i
Snopes→ French Government Seeks to Set Age for Sexual Consent at 15
France's lack of an age of consent — along with statutes of limitations — have complicated efforts to prosecute alleged perpetrators of sexual abuse.
Snopes→ Did Congress Rename Their French Fries to ‘Freedom Fries’ Before the Iraq War?
France expressed opposition to United States-led military action in Iraq.
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show sculptures made by a French artist in 2016
Five photos have been shared multiple times on Facebook, YouTube and in blog posts alongside a claim they show mythical creatures in Myanmar. The claim is false; the photos actually show sculptures made by a French artist in 2016.
Snopes→ Famed French Designer Pierre Cardin Dies at 98
Cardin’s name embossed thousands of products from wristwatches to bed sheets.
AFP Fact Check→ The video contains no credible report that Turkey is ‘ready to crush France after French leader insulted Islam’
A video has been viewed more than one million times in multiple Facebook and YouTube posts alongside a claim it shows Turkey and “Arab [countries]” are “ready to crush France” after French President Emmanuel Macron “insulted Islam”. The
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows an incident when Macron was running for French president in 2017
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter alongside a claim it shows French President Emmanuel Macron being hit on the forehead by an egg after he “insulted the Prophet Muhammad”.
AFP Fact Check→ The footage has been edited and does not accurately depict the press conference in which Imran Khan criticised the French government
A clip from a news broadcast has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it shows Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan blaming Muslims for recent acts of terrorism in France. But the claim is misleading: the posts share a short, ed
Snopes→ 6-Year-Old WWII French Resistance Agent Honored at Long Last
Quinquin, his code name, followed orders, crossing enemy lines to pass messages if needed. In the end he was killed by friendly fire, at the age of 6.
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows French police forcibly removing Muslims from a mosque in Paris in 2017
A video has been viewed more than 10,000 times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it shows Muslims resisting French police’s efforts to close down the mosque under the French president’s order in 2020. The claim is misleading; this vide