{"id":72248,"date":"2020-08-03T15:56:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T10:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=72248"},"modified":"2020-08-03T15:56:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T10:26:36","slug":"tricolour-farewell-of-rafale-in-france-old-video-of-italian-republic-day-celebrations-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/tricolour-farewell-of-rafale-in-france-old-video-of-italian-republic-day-celebrations-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Tricolour farewell of Rafale in France? 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It is Rome, Italy. Nevertheless it is an amazing sight. Thankyou Dr. Milind Nene for the correction \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>Everyone talked about Rafael landing in India but see the farewell from France with Indian Tricolors.<\/p>\n<p>Vande Bharti \ud83d\ude4f&#8230;. May our Tricolour Keep Flying High&#8230; Jai Hind<\/p>\n<p>#strongertogether #strongindia #vandebharti #rafaleinindia<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/befitwithkj\/\">Kailash Jadhav<\/a> on Sunday, 2 August 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alt News has received several verification requests for the video on its official mobile application.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-72252 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/cd9912c7-0365-4ce2-9303-68b4ddc53ca6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1299\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/cd9912c7-0365-4ce2-9303-68b4ddc53ca6.png 1299w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/cd9912c7-0365-4ce2-9303-68b4ddc53ca6-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/cd9912c7-0365-4ce2-9303-68b4ddc53ca6-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/cd9912c7-0365-4ce2-9303-68b4ddc53ca6-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/cd9912c7-0365-4ce2-9303-68b4ddc53ca6-990x504.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1299px) 100vw, 1299px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/italian-air-force-celebrating-italys-republic-day-viral-as-indian-independence-day-celebration-at-trafalgar-square\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked this video last year<\/a> when it was viral with the claim that the Indian Independence Day was marked at London\u2019s Trafalgar Square with fighter jets displacing tricolour in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>A simple reverse image revealed that the building in the video is not in France. It is the Piazza Venezia in Rome.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-72253 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/original_Vittorino.Rome_.Photo_20by_20AdrianaYampey.crop_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/original_Vittorino.Rome_.Photo_20by_20AdrianaYampey.crop_.jpg 954w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/original_Vittorino.Rome_.Photo_20by_20AdrianaYampey.crop_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/original_Vittorino.Rome_.Photo_20by_20AdrianaYampey.crop_-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/original_Vittorino.Rome_.Photo_20by_20AdrianaYampey.crop_-74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/original_Vittorino.Rome_.Photo_20by_20AdrianaYampey.crop_-111x83.jpg 111w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/original_Vittorino.Rome_.Photo_20by_20AdrianaYampey.crop_-215x161.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Italy celebrates its Republic Day on June 2 every year. The event is marked by a flyover performed by the Italian Air Force aerobatic unit, Frecce Tricolour. It may be noted that the Italian flag has colours that appear similar to the Indian flag.<\/p>\n<p>The display can be seen in the picture tweeted by the Italian Air Force. The Italian flag is also clearly visible in the image.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"it\">72\u00b0 anniversario Repubblica Italiana&#8230; oggi come ieri <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/unitiperilPaese?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#unitiperilPaese<\/a>!<br \/>\nAspettando il <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2giugno?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2giugno<\/a>, i Reparti dell&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AeronauticaMilitare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AeronauticaMilitare<\/a> che parteciperanno alla rivista e informazioni dal portale <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MinisteroDifesa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MinisteroDifesa<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Yh3aQ9uq9\">https:\/\/t.co\/2Yh3aQ9uq9<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FestadellaRepubblica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FestadellaRepubblica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FestadegliItaliani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FestadegliItaliani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fCn2jyluHR\">pic.twitter.com\/fCn2jyluHR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aeronautica Militare (@ItalianAirForce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ItalianAirForce\/status\/1002132160831283200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Italian Air Force tweets videos of the flying display by Frecce Tricolor every year. A video of the ceremony in 2019 can be seen below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"it\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2giugno?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2giugno<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FestaDellaRepubblica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FestaDellaRepubblica<\/a> le <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrecceTricolori?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FrecceTricolori<\/a> suggellano momento della deposizione della corona alloro al Milite Ignoto da parte Presidente Repubblica Sergio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mattarella?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mattarella<\/a>. Presenti Ministro Difesa Trenta e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CapoSMD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CapoSMD<\/a> Gen. Vecciarelli <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinisteroDifesa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MinisteroDifesa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Quirinale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Quirinale<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SM_Difesa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SM_Difesa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PZcK5CKnGq\">pic.twitter.com\/PZcK5CKnGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aeronautica Militare (@ItalianAirForce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ItalianAirForce\/status\/1135086373101346816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An old video of Republic Day celebrations in Italy was shared as Indian tricolour farewell in France for Rafale jets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video that shows jets emerging behind a large building and leaving a dazzling display of orange, green and white colours in the sky is widely circulating on social media. &#8220;Indian tricolour farewell in France for the Rafale jets,&#8221; reads the accompanying claim. 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