{"id":2291817,"date":"2024-07-10T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T14:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-video-shows-pro-palestine-protest-in-june-not-rally-celebrating-french-election-results\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T10:48:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T14:48:53","slug":"fact-check-viral-x-video-shows-pro-palestine-protest-in-june-not-rally-celebrating-french-election-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-video-shows-pro-palestine-protest-in-june-not-rally-celebrating-french-election-results\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Viral X Video Shows Pro-Palestine Protest In June, Not Rally Celebrating French Election Results"},"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\">32<\/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-video-shows-pro-palestine-protest-in-june-not-rally-celebrating-french-election-results%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=2291817&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 summary of the article is about a viral video that supposedly shows a crowd waving \u200bPalestinian flags at a French election <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pm-netanyahu-israel-will-not-allow-iran-to-obtain-a-nuclear-weapon\/\" title=\"PM Netanyahu: Israel will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon\">victory rally<\/a>. However, the claim is false as the video actually depicts a\u2063 pro-Palestine protest in France on June 1, \u200bprior to the French elections. The left-wing New Popular Front\u200c party won\u200c 182 seats in the recent election, leading to a hung parliament in France. The video, shared by the\u200c Quds News Network, highlights various pro-Palestine protests across France, \u2064showing solidarity\u2062 with Palestine and condemning Israeli actions. The French website Le Progres also published an\u2064 article confirming the origin of the video.  <\/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 video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EYakoby\/status\/1810080190791647591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on X<\/a> purports to show a crowd waving Palestinian flags at a recent French election victory rally.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The victory rally for the new French government has more Palestinian flags than French flags. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zZwn2I6lNF\">pic.twitter.com\/zZwn2I6lNF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EYakoby\/status\/1810080190791647591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video pre-dates the recent French elections and shows a June 1 pro-Palestine protest in France, according to a video shared on X by the Quds News Network and an article published on the French website, Le Progres, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s left-wing New Popular Front party won 182 seats during the country\u2019s recent election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/08\/europe\/france-election-what-next-explainer-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boris-johnsons-cheeky-chappy-act-failing-as-conservative-support-dwindles-over-crisis\/\" title=\"Boris Johnson&#039;s &#039;Cheeky Chappy&#039; Act Failing as Conservative Support Dwindles Over Crisis\">left-wing party\u2019<\/a>s victory, France now faces a \u201chung parliament,\u201d as no party has claimed an \u201cabsolute majority\u201d following the election, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/fZjCw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The X video, viewed over four million times, purports to show a crowd waving Palestinian flags at a recent French election victory rally. \u201cThe victory rally for the new French government has more Palestinian flags than French flags,\u201d the video\u2019s caption reads.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false, however. The video is included in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/QudsNen\/status\/1796924249354977573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1 post<\/a> shared on X by the Quds News Network highlighting pro-Palestine protests occurring across France. The video appears second in the four-video series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrance is witnessing an unprecedented wave of marches for Palestine, with cities across the country\u2014from Paris to Marseille, Strasbourg to Lille, Montpellier to Rouen, Rennes\u2014taking to the streets in solidarity with Palestine and condemning the ongoing Israeli genocide,\u201d the post indicates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">France is witnessing an unprecedented wave of marches for Palestine, with cities across the country\u2014from Paris to Marseille, Strasbourg to Lille, Montpellier to Rouen, Rennes\u2014taking to the streets in solidarity with Palestine and condemning the ongoing Israeli genocide. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MUv8SXjiYj\">pic.twitter.com\/MUv8SXjiYj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Quds News Network (@QudsNen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QudsNen\/status\/1796924249354977573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Likewise, the video\u2019s origin is corroborated by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leprogres.fr\/societe\/2024\/06\/01\/il-s-est-passe-quelque-chose-depuis-le-bombardement-de-rafah-des-milliers-de-personnes-ont-manifeste-en-soutien-a-la-palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1 article<\/a> from the French website Le Progres, which reported that between 2,000 and 5,000 individuals protested in support of Palestine in Lyon, France. A photo included in the article via a slideshow appears to match the scene of the crowd in the viral X video.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Check Your Fact did not find the video referenced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=2f3821052c9136cf&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;q=french+elections&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0DEwqyWp6C7zVHcaokBijLVdBtzDL6-ir6rNQxPLrS6aUNFmoF-hQ1tJoNChV0-JgjwwzopxORPhh-v5eDgaS7G50Hwv9d5haHWnAXjBGFsKc-VKZFFDSaYeyEwSkwXqa6woOlUYBLGO7yIyf8t6L6CWsVV76RlwrSto2ip52bjwS7pTNuFKaNGlnRSj6DlDuz0leD_t68l_CBfH8AXWkc5n9XNJg&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiNzPP-lpqHAxXNF1kFHba5A7MQ0pQJegQIDRAB&#038;biw=1680&#038;bih=870&#038;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/a> about the recent French election. Actually, the opposite is true. On July 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadstories.com\/hoax-alert\/2024\/07\/fact-check-video-does-not-show-victory-rally-after-june-7-2024-french-election-its-from-june-1-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lead Stories<\/a> reported the video predated the recent French election and showed the June 1 protest in support of Palestine. The outlet also traced the video back to the Quds News Network post and the Le Progres article. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/08\/fact-check-video-injured-palestinian-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Video Claims To Show Injured Palestinian Girl)<\/a><\/strong><\/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\/08\/fact-check-image-protests-le-pen-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a video shared on X purporting to show individuals protesting against French politician Marine Le Pen\u2019s first-round election victory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating on social media falsely claims to show a crowd waving Palestinian flags at a recent French election victory rally. In reality, the video is from a pro-Palestine protest in France that took place on June 1, before the recent French elections. The claim that the victory rally for the new French government had more Palestinian flags than French flags is inaccurate. The video was shared by the Quds News Network and an article on the French website Le Progres, which reported on the protest in Lyon, France. Check Your Fact confirmed that the video is not related to the recent French election and has been debunked by Lead Stories. This misinformation is not the first to circulate online, as false claims have been made about protests against French politician Marine Le Pen in the past<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2291818,"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-2157161744-scaled-e1720534948491.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13420,34510,34509,33462],"class_list":["post-2291817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fact-check","tag-june-event","tag-pro-palestine-protest","tag-viral-video"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2157161744-scaled-e1720534948491.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291817","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=2291817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}