Polish rally video resurfaces as fake French protest footage
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The video has previously been shared with other misleading captions related to an alleged 'anti-migrant' march in Warsaw.
Breakdown
- A video from a 2017 Polish Independence Day rally is being shared as footage of French protests.
- Social media posts falsely claim the video shows mass protests in Paris against government cuts. 12s
- Fact-checking reveals the video was filmed in Warsaw, not France, with clear Polish symbols visible. 1m 2s
- The same video was previously misused in 2024 to falsely depict anti-migrant protests in Poland. 1m 43s