{"id":2290417,"date":"2024-07-08T10:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T14:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-protests-against-le-pen-in-france\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:01:09","slug":"fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-protests-against-le-pen-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-protests-against-le-pen-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show Protests Against Le Pen In France"},"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-viral-x-image-does-not-show-protests-against-le-pen-in-france%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=2290417&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--><p>The \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-israels-iron-dome-lights-up-dozens-of-iranian-drones-during-horrifying-attack\/\" title=\"Witness the Iron Dome in Action: Countless Iranian Drones Intercepted in Israel Amidst Terrifying Assault\">article \u2064describes<\/a> a viral image that circulated online claiming to show a group of individuals protesting against French politician Marine Le Pen&#8217;s recent election victory. However, the claim is false as the image \u200bactually originates from a 2014 New York Times article \u2062that highlighted anti-Semitism in Europe during the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict. The \u200cimage falsely purports to depict protesters reacting to \u200cLe Pen&#8217;s electoral success when it actually shows a completely different context.\u200b Fact-checking sources confirm that the image is \u2063not related to recent events in France or\u2064 Le Pen&#8217;s political victories. The article emphasizes\u200c the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-skips-fact-checking-to-run-with-nurses-unverified-story-about-covid-patients-last-dying-words\/\" title=\"CNN Skips Fact-Checking To Run With Nurse&#039;s Unverified Story About COVID Patients &#039;Last Dying Words&#039;\">fact-checking<\/a> and verifying information before sharing it.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A viral image <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vitoquiles\/status\/1807572412315181198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on X<\/a> purports to show a group of individuals protesting against French politician Marine Le Pen\u2019s recent election victory.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8154223\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-8154223\">Screenshot captured via X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-x-image-of-woman-holding-pro-jewish-sign-is-from-2020-article-not-linked-to-israel-hamas-war\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: The image of a woman with a pro-Jewish sign is from a 2020 article and is not related to the recent Israel-Hamas conflict\">image originally stems<\/a> from a 2014 New York Times article highlighting Anti-Semitism in Europe amid the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Le Pen and the National Rally party won 33% of the vote during the first round of France\u2019s \u201csnap parliamentary elections,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/6\/30\/frances-far-right-leads-in-first-round-of-elections-exit-polls-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al Jazeera<\/a>. The second round of voting, however, resulted in a major left-wing upset, with the National Rally coming in third place, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/france-election-runoff-results-07-07-24-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The X image, viewed over 300,000 times as of writing, purports to show a group of individuals protesting against Le Pen\u2019s recent election victory. \u201cImage of a group of protesters who have taken to the streets of France to protest against Le Pen\u2019s victory,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/?sl=auto&#038;tl=en&#038;text=Imagen%20de%20un%20grupo%20de%20manifestantes%20que%20ha%20salido%20a%20las%20calles%20de%20Francia%20a%20protestar%20contra%20la%20victoria%20de%20Le%20Pen.&#038;op=translate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">translation<\/a> of the image\u2019s caption, which is originally written in Spanish, reads. In the image, some of the protestors can be seen holding Palestinian flags and wearing keffiyeh scarves. A swastika is also visible.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false, as the image originally stems from a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/CaB7L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2014 New York Times article<\/a> highlighting Anti-Semitism in Europe amid the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict. \u201cProtesters in support of Palestinians in Gaza last weekend displayed a swastika at a Paris rally. The demonstration had been banned by the government and prompted deployment of police,\u201d the image\u2019s caption reads. According to the same caption, the image was captured by the European Pressphoto Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact did not find the image featured in any credible news reports about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=23f4d2fe96db8c88&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;q=france&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0BWv2HTT-VPUUoTsfgySiJcD2bLmyKesgBg_ywuk7CY5OQOPh0bmugrTfN-ifdFxnR805Xgf3LIMe9rd_o5QDELQ3bu8cuqUIh-W046zJKDoKx3ffp415tlQUYSeLkPaNDorVA3nOD3FaNK0TBFHW0qa6ZNrlwElFnUmghKR6B-jGeP3-GgNNHVbDkcKSHaY7ivUCV527oQ10j_3dJizvnGa6yP4g&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwifl_bE8YqHAxWEAHkGHaWaDwsQ0pQJegQIDRAB&#038;biw=1680&#038;bih=871&#038;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">France<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=marine+le+pen+victory&#038;sca_esv=23f4d2fe96db8c88&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;biw=1680&#038;bih=871&#038;tbm=nws&#038;ei=xUGFZqC5EM6xptQP99K20Ao&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjgr9G27YqHAxXOmIkEHXepDaoQ4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=marine+le+pen+victory&#038;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LW5ld3MiFW1hcmluZSBsZSBwZW4gdmljdG9yeUiOGFD5BljuFHAAeACQAQCYAVmgAe8EqgEBObgBA8gBAPgBAZgCBqACtgPCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICBRAAGIAEwgIIEAAYgAQYxwPCAgYQABgWGB7CAggQABiABBiiBJgDAIgGAZIHATagB7cS&#038;sclient=gws-wiz-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Le Pen\u2019s recent election victory<\/a>. Actually, the opposite is true. On July 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/misbar.com\/en\/factcheck\/2024\/07\/02\/this-image-does-not-show-a-recent-rally-in-france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Misbar<\/a> reported the image originally stemmed from the 2014 New York Times article.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Le Pen has not publicly commented on the claim via her <a href=\"https:\/\/adhesions.rassemblementnational.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> or her verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044547364426\/search?q=Image%20of%20a%20group%20of%20protesters%20who%20have%20taken%20to%20the%20streets%20of%20France%20to%20protest%20against%20Le%20Pen%27s%20victory&#038;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22Image%20of%20a%20group%20of%20protesters%20who%20have%20taken%20to%20the%20streets%20of%20France%20to%20protest%20against%20Le%20Pen%27s%20victory%22%20(from%3AMLP_officiel)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marine_lepen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>. French President Emmanuel Macron also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elysee.fr\/en\/all-actualities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has not<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22Image%20of%20a%20group%20of%20protesters%20who%20have%20taken%20to%20the%20streets%20of%20France%20to%20protest%20against%20Le%20Pen%27s%20victory%22%20(from%3AEmmanuelMacron)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">issued a statement<\/a> regarding the claim. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/02\/fact-check-audio-starmer-disparaging-liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No, Audio Does Not Show Keir Starmer Disparaging Liverpool)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel engaged in an armed conflict with Gaza from July 8 to August 26 of 2014, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/2014-gaza-conflict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine\u2019s website<\/a>. A total of 2,251 Palestinians were killed and another 11,231 were injured as a result of the conflict, the agency indicated.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time a false claim has circulated online. Check Your Fact previously <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/01\/fact-check-image-us-weapon-shipment-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> an image shared on Facebook that claimed to show a United States weapons shipment to the Philippines after a recent incident in the West Philippine Sea with China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A misleading image circulating on X falsely claims to show a group of people protesting against Marine Le Pen&#8217;s election victory in France. The image actually dates back to a 2014 New York Times article about anti-Semitism in Europe during the Israel-Gaza conflict. Le Pen and her party did not win the recent elections, as they came in third place in the second round of voting. The image in question shows individuals holding Palestinian flags and a swastika, but it is not related to Le Pen&#8217;s election victory. Misbar reported that the image originated from the 2014 New York Times article. Neither Le Pen nor French President Emmanuel Macron have commented on the false claim. The image is not connected to recent events in France<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2290418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2153651681-scaled-e1720009569925.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13420,5777,34201,3970,32415],"class_list":["post-2290417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fact-check","tag-france","tag-le-pen","tag-protests","tag-viral-image"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2153651681-scaled-e1720009569925.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}