Old video of French Pres Macron egged viral amid remarks on Islam after teacher's killing - Alt News
Kinjal
29th October 2020 / 8:23 pm
Recently, a clip of an egg thrown at French president Emmanuel Macron has been going viral. Several users shared the video claiming that the incident is recent. It is being linked to the backlash faced by Macron after his condemnation of the Islamic religion following the murder of a teacher in Paris. On October 16, middle school teacher Samuel Paty was beheaded by a Moscow-born teenager. Macron who had earlier said that migrants arriving in the country would have to respect the French “right to blaspheme” has come out stronger in his criticism of Islam.
A Facebook page named ‘Ilyas Sharafuddin Slave Of Allah’ shared the video and wrote, “An egg was thrown at the French head of state.” This video had received over 89,000 views at the time of writing. (archived link)
France Ke Sadar Ke Sar Per Anda Phoota … ILYAS SHARAFUDDIN SLAVE OF ALLAH
France Ke Sadar Ke Sar Per Anda Phoota … ILYAS SHARAFUDDIN SLAVE OF ALLAH
Posted by Ilyas Sharafuddin Slave Of Allah on Monday, 26 October 2020
Another Facebook page, ‘Sajid Hashmat’, posted the video on October 26, accusing Macron of disrespecting the Prophet. The accompanying caption read, “Kudos to the thrower’s perfect aim.” (archived link)
फ्रांस में ही गुस्ताख ए रसूल फ्रांस के राष्ट्रपति #EmmanuelMacron के सिर पर अंडा फेंक कर मारा गया ।
सटीक निशाना लगाने वाले को करोड़ों सलाम।
Posted by Sajid Hashmat on Monday, 26 October 2020
Twitter user @speedytohike tweeted this clip with the same claim. (archived link)
फ्रांस में इमैनुअल मैक्रोन पर अंडा फेक के मारा गया 👇#फ्रांस_माफी_मांग pic.twitter.com/SEABdAEexh
— Bandit Queen (@speedytohike) October 27, 2020
The video has since been spreading wildely on both Twitter and Facebook. It was also covered by Pakistani news portal Baaghi TV in a report from October 27.
Macron EGGED by a protestor, video went viralhttps://t.co/6xe50u5wlt#International #EmmanuelMacron #Egged #boycottfrance #boycottfrenchproducts #Emmanuel_Macron #TwitterSuspendMarcoAccount @EmmanuelMacron
— Baaghi TV باغی ٹی وی (@BaaghiTV) October 26, 2020
Alt News performed a keyword search and found the source clip on YouTube, uploaded on March 2, 2017. The video description mentions that then-presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was egged.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVp3UM8aDXw&feature=emb_logo
We also found a report by the British newspaper Daily Express dated March 1, 2017. It says that Macron came to attend an agricultural show in Paris. He was the Commerce Minister at the time and was contesting the upcoming presidential elections. A few eggs were thrown at him while interacting with the public. His guards rushed for cover and began searching for the attacker.
Russian media outlet Ruptly posted a video from another angle.
Therefore, a three-year-old video of Emmanuel Macron egged was shared as recent and falsely linked to the French President’s comments on Islam in response to the Paris beheading.
Kinjal Parmar holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. However, her keen interest in journalism, drove her to pursue journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. At Alt News since 2019, she focuses on authentication of information which includes visual verification, media misreports, examining mis/disinformation across social media. She is the lead video producer at Alt News and manages social media accounts for the organization.
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