{"id":152843,"date":"2023-04-10T20:12:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T14:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=152843"},"modified":"2023-04-10T20:12:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T14:42:22","slug":"video-of-protests-against-pension-reforms-in-paris-viral-with-false-communal-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-protests-against-pension-reforms-in-paris-viral-with-false-communal-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of protests against pension reforms in Paris viral with false communal claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A video of protestors ransacking an outlet of restaurant chain McDonald\u2019s went viral on Twitter with the claim insinuating that the protesters were Muslim immigrants who created havoc in the French capital. The video has the text \u2018Paris\u2019 superimposed on it. The viral video is actually a compilation of multiple clips of masked protesters vandalizing stores and torching vehicles and furniture amidst billowing smoke and burning debris. A large presence of police personnel and fire tenders can also be seen in the video.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twitter user <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i_desi_surya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@i_desi_surya <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shared the clip on April 1 with the caption \u201c&#8230;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rampant R@pes, MurdE##, Abuses and security issues engulf France now .. no points guessing whom they allowed to \u201cpeacefully settle\u201d Blame?\u201d The phrase \u201cpeacefully settle\u201d is a sarcastic jibe at the Muslim community. The post has garnered approximately 1000 likes and 600 retweets. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230403103442\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%22peacefully%20settle%22%20AND%20%22france%22%20&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AnEveninginParis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AnEveninginParis<\/a> ..At one time, one of the most beautiful peaceful cities till they allowed immigrants to settle down alongside them.. Rampant R@pes, MurdE##, Abuses and security issues engulf France now .. no points guessing whom they allowed to \u201cpeacefully settle\u201d \ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21 Blame? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7OgoqVx9Am\">pic.twitter.com\/7OgoqVx9Am<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3Surya Prakash \u2600\ufe0f\ud83c\udf1e\ud83d\udd06\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@i_desi_surya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i_desi_surya\/status\/1642151728349945860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another user, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NagarJitendra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@NagarJitendra<\/span><\/a>, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shared the video with the caption &#8211; \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u092a\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u094b\u0908<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80?src=hashtag_click\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0935\u092e\u0940<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u0915\u093e \u091c\u0941\u0932\u0942\u0938 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u093e \u0925\u093e??\u2019 (Translation: Did any<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#RamNavami<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> procession take place in Paris as well??). The post which has received over 2000 likes and 1200 retweets, refers to the clashes that took place on Ram Navami across India and alludes that Muslims were also responsible for the riot in Paris. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230403104908\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/NagarJitendra\/status\/1642166856751390723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092a\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u094b\u0908 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0935\u092e\u0940<\/a> \u0915\u093e \u091c\u0941\u0932\u0942\u0938 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u093e \u0925\u093e??<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v1gWSaeyeg\">pic.twitter.com\/v1gWSaeyeg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Jitendra Nagar (@NagarJitendra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NagarJitendra\/status\/1642166856751390723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video is also viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%88%20%23%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%3F%3F&amp;filters=eyJyZWNlbnRfcG9zdHM6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcInJlY2VudF9wb3N0c1wiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiXCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-152843 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-protests-against-pension-reforms-in-paris-viral-with-false-communal-claims\/whatsapp-image-2023-04-05-at-9-29-50-pm-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1496\" height=\"1421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-2.jpeg 1496w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-2-300x285.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-2-1024x973.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-2-768x729.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1496px) 100vw, 1496px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-protests-against-pension-reforms-in-paris-viral-with-false-communal-claims\/whatsapp-image-2023-04-05-at-9-29-50-pm-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1483\" height=\"1332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-1.jpeg 1483w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-1-300x269.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-1-1024x920.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-1-768x690.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1483px) 100vw, 1483px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-protests-against-pension-reforms-in-paris-viral-with-false-communal-claims\/whatsapp-image-2023-04-05-at-9-29-50-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1460\" height=\"1359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM.jpeg 1460w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-300x279.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-1024x953.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-05-at-9.29.50-PM-768x715.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1460px) 100vw, 1460px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Fact Check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We did a keyword search on Youtube about a possible riot in Paris and came across multiple reports of the incident. The video posted by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PLaw28WvywQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on March 24, 2023, shows the same event in question from a different angle. According to the video description, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, March 23, marked the ninth day of protests across France, as a record turnout of protesters took to the streets to rally against Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s pensions reform. It also states that some masked protesters were seen vandalizing and smashing shop windows, including fast food restaurant McDonald&#8217;s. The French president used controversial executive powers to push through the bill that will raise the pension age. On March 22, Macron <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/03\/22\/france-macron-interview-retirement-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">defended<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> his decision to pass the bill which, in turn,\u00a0 catalyzed further protests and violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0A comparison of screenshots from the two videos indicates that both footage are from the same incident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-152905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/CLIP-FROM-THE-VIDEO-USED-BY-THE-GUARDIAN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/CLIP-FROM-THE-VIDEO-USED-BY-THE-GUARDIAN.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/CLIP-FROM-THE-VIDEO-USED-BY-THE-GUARDIAN-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/CLIP-FROM-THE-VIDEO-USED-BY-THE-GUARDIAN-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/CLIP-FROM-THE-VIDEO-USED-BY-THE-GUARDIAN-768x304.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another video of the same event was shared by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yPnysGlkwL0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newshub<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A parallel comparison of the two footage (from different angles) confirms that the footage from the viral video is of the same event. The image of the building beside the red balloon is visible in both clips.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-152909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-1-1-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-1-1-1-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-1-1-1-1024x483.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-1-1-1-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-1-1-1-1536x724.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to a report published by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/3\/18\/police-clash-with-pension-demonstrators-for-second-night-in-paris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AlJazeera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, demonstrators were agitating against the pension reform bill introduced by the Macron government, which raises the retirement age from 62 to 64.\u00a0 The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/2023\/3\/7\/photos-french-workers-stage-mass-strike-against-pension-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ongoing protests and strikes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have been led by trade unions and labourers against the pension reform. However, there was no mention of any particular religious group participating in the demonstration or any communal motive. Hence, the communal angle of the incident is entirely false.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152910\" style=\"width: 1619px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-152910 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-03-202727-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1619\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-03-202727-1.jpg 1619w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-03-202727-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-03-202727-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-03-202727-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-03-202727-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1619px) 100vw, 1619px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screen grab of the report published by Al Jazeera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To summarize, a video showing French protesters vandalizing restaurants and public properties has gone viral on social media with a false claim that the protesters were Muslims. This comes right after several incidents of communal riots were reported across<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/ram-navami-bengal-violence-hooghly-rishra-clashes-biman-ghosh-injured-bjp-vs-tmc-2354969-2023-04-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> West Bengal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outlookindia.com\/national\/communal-clash-in-gujarat-s-una-right-wing-activist-among-50-detained-news-275472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gujarat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/ram-navami-violence-77-arrested-mob-vandalises-madrasa-in-bihar-sharif\/article66692716.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bihar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> during Ram Navami on March 30. However, upon fact-checking the claim, we came to know that the French demonstrators were primarily trade union members who were protesting against the French government\u2019s pension reform. There is no evidence of any communal motive or participation of any particular religious group in the protest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Abira Das is an intern at Alt News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of protestors ransacking an outlet of restaurant chain McDonald\u2019s went viral on Twitter with the claim insinuating that the protesters were Muslim immigrants who created havoc in the French capital. The video has the text \u2018Paris\u2019 superimposed on it. 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