'Five churches set on fire by Muslims?' Fake news by Islamophobic social media accounts
Summary
False claims circulated online that Muslims set fire to five churches in France on October 17. France’s government agency monitoring religious heritage sites confirmed one recent church fire, whose cause was unknown; images and videos used to support the claims showed unrelated incidents or earlier fires.Key Facts
- Social media posts linked the alleged church fires to protests in France on October 17.
- France’s government agency monitoring religious heritage sites confirmed one church fire in recent days and said its cause was unknown.
- A video shared by Alex Jones showed a burning rubbish bin in Lyon, not a church.
- A video of Saint-Michel Church in Bordeaux showed a July fire at a homeless encampment; the fire did not reach the church.
- A widely shared post by an Italy-based user used a photo of a fire at Saint-Sulpice Church in Paris in 2019.
- The article says some media outlets also misreported the false claims.
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