Europe
No, the Paris Olympics is not ‘cashless’
A claim being widely shared on social media that cash is not accepted at the 2024 Olympic Games is not true. Read
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Europe
We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
Image does not show tractors ‘blocking boats’ at Dover
A picture is being shared widely online with a misleading claim it depicts farmers at a beach in Dover attempting to stop small boats. Read
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‘French government’ has not called for 90% income tax
A claim being shared online says that the new French government has proposed a 90% tax rate on income over €400,000 —but there is currently no ‘French government’ as such, following recent elections. Read
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No evidence French politician promised Arabic would be an official language
Jean-Luc Mélenchon has not promised that Arabic “will be an official language in France” after the country’s election. Read
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Europe
Video of Marine Le Pen ‘crying’ supposedly after election result is not what it seems
The leader of the French National Rally party was filmed crying with laughter while on a radio show in 2017—not in response to the recent French elections. Read
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Map shows French European Parliament election result not first round of National Assembly poll
An image of a map is being shared online with a misleading caption claiming it shows voting results in the “first round” of France’s national elections. Read
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TikTok has not been banned across France
It’s been banned in the overseas territory of New Caledonia, amid recent riots, but not on personal devices elsewhere. Read
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Video shows a market in Marseille, not Paris
A video circulating on Facebook claiming to show Paris was actually filmed at a flea market in Marseille, in the south of France. Read
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Video of French president dancing in nightclub is a deepfake
Footage allegedly showing Emmanuel Macron clubbing has been circulating on social media, but it has been digitally altered. Read
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Diary of Anne Frank not written by American novelist after WW2
Untrue claims about the authorship and authenticity of Anne Frank’s diary have been circulating online—including that it was written in ballpoint pen after the Second World War. Read
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