Outdated Video Shared as Upset French Woman Over Algerians Celebrating National Team Win Over Morocco’s
The Claim
The video clip shows an old French woman in France expressing anger over Algerians’ going out on the streets to celebrate their national team’s victory over Morocco’s in the Arab Cup.
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Facebook and Twitter accounts have recently circulated a video claiming it showed an angry French woman hurling insults because of Algerians’ going out on the streets in France to celebrate their national team’s victory over Morocco’s in the Arab Cup held in Qatar.
Photo Description: The screenshots show the alleged claim shared on Facebook and Twitter.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulated claim and found it misleading. The video is outdated; it was not taken after Algeria’s team defeated Morocco’s in the most recent Arab Cup held in Doha. Instead, the video was taken in July 2019 and did show a French lady hurling racist slurs against Algerians while they celebrated their national team’s victory against Guinea’s during the CAF Champions League.
The claim started to circulate when Algerian fans went out on the streets in France to celebrate their national team’s victory against Morocco’s team in the Arab Cup 2021’s quarter-finals on Dec 11.
The French far right National Rally party leader, Marine Le Pen, threatened to publish the Algerian fans who celebrated in the streets of Paris, accusing them of attacking the police.
Translated by Ahmed N. A. Almassri
