{"id":1231498,"date":"2022-01-22T10:53:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T15:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1231498"},"modified":"2022-01-22T10:53:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T15:53:15","slug":"fact-check-does-this-image-show-a-2022-protest-in-paris-against-pension-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-a-2022-protest-in-paris-against-pension-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show A 2022 Protest In Paris Against Pension Reform?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-image-show-a-2022-protest-in-paris-against-pension-reform%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1231498&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fah451bks\/status\/1483233271727017985?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/fah451bks\/status\/1483233271727017985?s%3D20&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1642780742200000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1J4CLM9dB5qKTMUfcE2fVR\">shared on Twitter<\/a> allegedly shows a January 2022 protest in Paris over proposed pension cuts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If the television media wasn\u2019t owned by billionaires, you would have seen coverage of yesterday\u2019s massive general strike in France against pension cuts. This is what Paris looked like. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B3lVLCkZVz\">pic.twitter.com\/B3lVLCkZVz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Emilio DelGatto \u2013 Old Yippie \u2013 SDS \u2013 Activist (@fah451bks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fah451bks\/status\/1483233271727017985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image shows a protest in Paris against proposed pension cuts in January 2020, not 2022.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Social media users are sharing an image that allegedly shows a large, Jan. 16 protest in Paris against pension cuts proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s government. The image features thousands of people, some carrying banners and flags, marching down a street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the television media wasn\u2019t owned by billionaires, you would have seen coverage of yesterday\u2019s massive general strike in France against pension cuts. This is what Paris looked like,\u201d reads a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fah451bks\/status\/1483233271727017985?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jan. 17 tweet<\/a> that includes the image.<\/p>\n<p>A reverse image search conducted by Check Your Fact found the image shared on Twitter predates 2022. It first appeared in a Jan. 9, 2020 article from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leparisien.fr\/economie\/direct-greve-dans-les-transports-et-manifestations-contre-la-reforme-des-retraites-suivez-la-mobilisation-de-ce-jeudi-9-janvier-09-01-2020-8232129.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Le Parisien<\/a>. The photo, taken by photographers Yann Foreix and Olivier Corsan, captures demonstrators in Paris marching against pension reform proposals that year.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Macron\u2019s government was attempting to reshape the country\u2019s retirement system, in part by raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/europe\/macron-tries-to-calm-tensions-over-retirement-changes\/2020\/01\/14\/499260ee-36d5-11ea-a1ff-c48c1d59a4a1_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a>. The proposed changes were later abandoned after large-scale protests, including the one pictured, in Paris and other French cities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/11\/world\/europe\/france-pension-protests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=French+Protests+Pension+reforms+2022&amp;oq=French+Protests+Pension+reforms+2022&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.5520j0j1&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no evidence<\/a> that any protests against pension reform occurred in Paris recently. There have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20220108-anti-vax-protesters-in-france-tell-macron-we-ll-piss-you-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">demonstrations<\/a> against the country\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20220117-health-pass-becomes-vaccine-pass-details-of-france-s-tough-new-anti-pandemic-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vaccine pass<\/a>\u201d in recent weeks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20220115-protesters-hit-french-streets-to-fight-new-vaccine-pass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">France 24<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/10\/02\/fact-check-french-police-handcuffs-reforms-coronavirus\/\">(RELATED: Does This Video Show French Police Throwing Handcuffs On The Ground To Protest Coronavirus Restrictions?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact previously <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/08\/25\/fact-check-video-french-protests-against-vaccine-passports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a viral video in August 2021 that purportedly showed a large protest against vaccine passports in France but actually showed a crowd in Iceland performing a popular soccer chant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Twitter allegedly shows a January 2022 protest in Paris over proposed pension cuts. 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