This Image Does Not Depict Emmanuel Macron Escaping an Attack by Farmers
The Claim
Macron ran away from the farmers! The French President was afraid of angry farmers.
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Recently, accounts and pages on the social media platform X have been circulating an image, claiming that it depicts French President Emmanuel Macron running away from farmers who were about to attack him during an agricultural exhibition held on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be misleading. The image is old, documenting Emmanuel Macron running to greet attendees during a previous edition of the Paris Agricultural Fair.
Macron Runs To Greet Attendees at the Paris Agricultural Fair 2023
The photo was captured on February 25, 2023, during the inauguration of the fifty-ninth edition of the Paris International Agricultural Exhibition, held from February 25 to March 5, 2023. The photographer, Christophe Petit Tesson, mentions that the photo depicts the French President running to greet attendees at the exhibition.
Angry French Farmers Storm Into Agriculture Fair in Paris
The circulation of the image comes after the storming of angry farmers into the halls of the sixtieth edition of the Paris International Agricultural Exhibition on Saturday, February 24. On Friday, February 23, dozens of tractors entered the French capital, Paris, blaring their horns in protest against the escalating costs of agriculture, the agricultural policies of the French government, bureaucratic hurdles, and unfair competition from inexpensive Ukrainian products.
It is noteworthy that Ukrainian products have enjoyed European tax exemptions since 2022, aimed at supporting the Ukrainian economy in the aftermath of the Russian invasion.
French farmers are demanding Macron's resignation as he gets ready to visit the exhibition and officially declare its opening. A member of the farmers' union in France mentioned that they would try to prevent Macron from entering the exhibition, and they plan to protest during his visit.
Paris International Agricultural Show
The Paris Agricultural Fair is a significant annual international event, initially held in 1964 in France as a gathering for the agricultural community. The inaugural edition attracted over 300,000 visitors and subsequently evolved into a landmark for political figures.
The fair spans nine days, and its latest edition, held in 2023 in Paris, garnered over 615,000 visitors.
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