{"id":596711,"date":"2021-07-19T11:05:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=596711"},"modified":"2021-07-19T11:05:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:05:21","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-water-cannons-being-used-on-french-citizens-protesting-mandatory-covid-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-water-cannons-being-used-on-french-citizens-protesting-mandatory-covid-vaccinations\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Water Cannons Being Used On French Citizens Protesting \u2018Mandatory COVID Vaccinations\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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-video-show-water-cannons-being-used-on-french-citizens-protesting-mandatory-covid-vaccinations%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=596711&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kenya-e1626469020835.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JESUSFINALCALL\/videos\/544788723374034\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows a crowd of French citizens who were protesting \u201cPresident Macron\u2019s plan for mandatory COVID vaccinations\u201d being dispersed with water cannons.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video shows a protest in Kenya, not France.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JESUSFINALCALL\/videos\/544788723374034\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">31-second video<\/a> shows an aerial view of people running in different directions on a street as two vehicles shoot water cannons at them. The caption of the video reads, \u201cResistance begins to mount against President Macron\u2019s plan for mandatory COVID vaccinations of all French citizens.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/06\/21\/fact-check-photo-kenyans-protesting-solidarity-nigerians\/\">(RELATED: Does This Photo Show Kenyans In Nairobi Protesting In Solidarity With Nigerians In June 2021?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That description of the video, however, is inaccurate. A keyword search of terms associated with the video turned up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aHhKt0-wMqE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">several<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeOtrxrmLWk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WpGlJ4US3rs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">videos<\/a> showing the same footage, all of which indicate it actually shows a protest at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. Several landmarks in the video match those visible in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@-1.2809558,36.8164636,3a,75y,166.43h,96.47t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbDS3zP6e--ba8wa9_BX46g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\">Google Maps street view<\/a> of University Way, confirming the incident occurred near the University of Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>Kenyan riot police have used water cannons and tear gas on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-kenya-police-idUKKCN1C81B6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/world-africa-36251822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">occasions<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2021\/07\/07\/kenya-protesters-clash-with-police-in-nairobi-over-covid-curfews-and-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in recent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2016\/05\/16\/tear-gas-and-water-cannon-fired-on-protesters-in-kenya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">years<\/a> to disperse protests in Nairobi, and it is unclear which exact demonstration the video shows. Last week, Kenyan riot police used tear gas against University of Nairobi students who were protesting the university\u2019s decision to raise tuition fees, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/kenyan-police-tear-gas-protesting-150855698.html\">AFP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uzOXfvVipvs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent televised speech<\/a>, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that due to a recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, vaccines would become mandatory for health care workers by September 15, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20210712-follow-live-france-s-macron-addresses-the-nation-as-covid-19-delta-variant-surges\">France24<\/a>. He has not mandated COVID-19 vaccines for all French citizens at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p>The French president announced in the same address that starting in August, anyone who wants to go to certain venues such as restaurants, bars and malls must have a special \u201chealth pass\u201d documenting they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, recently tested negative for the virus or recovered from it, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/coronavirus-live-updates\/2021\/07\/13\/1015591406\/french-people-rush-for-vaccines-after-macron-ties-a-new-health-pass-to-cafe-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR<\/a>. The announced rules prompted protests in parts of France, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/french-police-quell-protest-against-covid-health-passport-rules-2021-07-14\/\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Facebook allegedly shows a crowd of French citizens who were protesting \u201cPresident Macron\u2019s plan for mandatory COVID vaccinations\u201d being dispersed with water cannons.Verdict: False The video &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-596711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596711","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}