This Video Was Not Shot Amid Recent Protests Against Macron's Pension Reform
The Claim
A video shows mayhem in France amid protests against Macron's pension reform.
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Social media users circulated a video purporting to show mayhem in France amid protests against Macron's pension reform.
The video features cars upside down and other cars on fire.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the viral video and found the claim to be misleading.
A thorough reverse image search revealed the video to be outdated and unrelated to the recent protests in France.
The Video Shows a Kurdish Protest in France on December 2022
NEXTA, a media outlet, published the same video along with other videos of the Kurdish riots in France.
On December 24, 2022, the video was published on Twitter.
Another video shows a man wearing a Kurdish flag while rioting.
The same video was also published on the Lebanon Times' Instagram account.
According to the video’s caption, the footage was shot on December 24, 2022, during violent unrest after a deadly attack on the city's Kurdish community.
2022 Violent Kurdish Protest
On December 24, 2022, police and Kurdish protestors engaged in clashes after the shooting deaths of three members of their community.
In the vicinity of Republic Square, where Kurds had earlier staged a nonviolent protest, cars were overturned, at least one vehicle was destroyed, shop windows were broken, and small fires were started.
In a popular area of Paris' 10th district, a gunman carried out the killings at a Kurdish cultural center and a neighboring cafe on Friday, shocking the neighborhood as it prepared to mark the tenth anniversary of the unsolved murder of three activists.
Protests in France over Macron’s Pension Reform
While hundreds of thousands of mainly peaceful demonstrators marched throughout France against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, police have used tear gas and engaged in combat with violent anarchists in Paris.
Protests are being held all around France in opposition to a law that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
The government reported that hundreds of protestors were detained nationwide and dozens of police officers were injured as violence broke out in many places on Thursday during a day of rallies.
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