We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
A video is being shared with misleading captions claiming it depicts a real attack, when it was a choreographed scene. Read
A clip is being shared with false claims it is of Iranian censorship of Olympic events at Paris. Read
Europe
A claim being widely shared on social media that cash is not accepted at the 2024 Olympic Games is not true. Read
A picture is being shared widely online with a misleading claim it depicts farmers at a beach in Dover attempting to stop small boats. Read
Europe
A claim being shared online says that the new French government has proposed a 90% tax rate on income over €400,000 —but there is currently no ‘French government’ as such, following recent elections. Read
Jean-Luc Mélenchon has not promised that Arabic “will be an official language in France” after the country’s election. Read
Europe
The leader of the French National Rally party was filmed crying with laughter while on a radio show in 2017—not in response to the recent French elections. Read
Europe
An image of a map is being shared online with a misleading caption claiming it shows voting results in the “first round” of France’s national elections. Read
It’s been banned in the overseas territory of New Caledonia, amid recent riots, but not on personal devices elsewhere. Read
A video circulating on Facebook claiming to show Paris was actually filmed at a flea market in Marseille, in the south of France. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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