The Video of Paris Under Russian Attack Is Fake

Khadija Boufous

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13th March 2022

The Video of Paris Under Russian Attack Is Fake

The video was created by film director Olias Barco (Twitter).

The Claim

A video depicts Russia attacking the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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A video depicting Russia attacking the Eiffel Tower in Paris has received hundreds of reactions and over 1.7 million views online. On Twitter, the Kyiv Post account shared a video of a woman posing for a photo with the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which was interrupted by an explosion. The woman was seen running in the video as the bombing began, and other people could be heard screaming.

The video also included quotes from Ukraine's President that read, “We will fight till the end. Close the sky over Ukraine, or give us air fighters. If we fall, you fall.”

❗️Imagine if Putin attacked any other European country #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineUnderAttack #UkraineInvasion #PutinHitler #PutinsWar pic.twitter.com/CMSNfvBYFV
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) March 11, 2022

Lmao wtf is this

But anyway I'm pretty sure if Putin attacked Paris he would be cheered on by normal French citizens who hate their capital being full of smug snobby elites, pickpockets, ghettoes and streets that smell of literal piss & shit https://t.co/khGiE95oAr
— Alexei Arora (@AlexeiArora) March 11, 2022

Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar has investigated the claim and found it to be fake.

The video was first shared on Twitter on Saturday, March 10, 2022, by the Official account of the Parliament of Ukraine, with the caption: "Would the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin remain standing under the endless bombing of Russian troops?"

Would the famous Eiffel Tower in #Paris or the Brandenburg Gate in #Berlin remain standing under endless bombing of Russian troops?
Do you think that does not concern you?
Today it’s #Ukraine, tomorrow it will be the whole of #Europe. Russia will stop at nothing. pic.twitter.com/vi6z5UWV8q
— Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (@ua_parliament) March 11, 2022

Our team discovered that the video has been digitally altered by French film director Olias Barco and film producer Jean-Charles Levy, who describes himself as a studio manager in Kyiv. According to Nathalie Conrad-Eybesfeld, an Instagram user who appears to know one of the producers, the video is an artwork directed by “her friend” Olias Barco. Her Instagram stories have also confirmed that the video was created by Olias Barco.

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Description: Nathalie Conrad-Eybesfeld Instagram story.

"The teamwork is moving in the right direction of consistency," Olias Barco captioned the video.

Description: The movie director posted the video.

Many news outlets described the footage as a "chilling mock-up video" of an attack on Paris. According to reports, Ukraine intends to bring the horror of the Russian invasion closer to Europeans.