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Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-06-06): The viral video does not show an actual flag installation but a 3D animation created by digital artist Ian Padgham. No credible news reports support the claim, and evidence from Padgham’s social media accounts confirms the nature of the video as a digital creation. Hence the claim made in the post is False.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-08-24): Video of massive rainbow installation at Arc de Triomphe was made using special effects CLAIM: The Arc de Triomphe in Paris has been adorned with a giant rainbow installation to celebrate Pride month. [...] The video shows a large rainbow wrapping around the Arc de Triomphe, with beams attached to the structure to support the installation.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-06-05): On Saturday, an American artist estimated that "we are ill-prepared as a society" for image manipulation after having imagined in a video the Arc de Triomphe redecorated in LGBT colors, creating controversy among Internet users who believed this actual setup. The famous monument on Place de l'Etoile in Paris is surrounded by a giant rainbow and a sign titled "March of Pride" in the video released Thursday on Twitter and Instagram. However, this installation can only be presented in video form, as it was designed virtually by Ian Padgham, an artist who builds imaginary forms on videos that he shoots mainly in major cities. Some people thought that the Arc de Triomphe had in fact been redecorated and condemned a militant reappropriation of a monument dedicated to French soldiers. The 41-year-old artist was not surprised by this. "The number of people who take my videos for reality always amazes me. He explained that when I made one where the pyramid of the Louvre opened to let balloons escape, even Parisians believed that it was was true.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2024-01-13): L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, known as "L'Arc de Triomphe Empaqueté" in French, was a temporary art installation by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude where the Arc de Triomphe in Paris was wrapped in a silver-blue fabric and red rope for two weeks in 2021.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2021-09-16): Timelapse footage shows Arc de Triomphe covered in fabric for stunning art installation The Arc de Triomphe in Paris has been wrapped in silver and blue recyclable polypropylene fabric for a posthumous installation designed by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2024-09-12): The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile,[a] often called simply the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile—the étoile or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues. The location of the arc and the plaza is shared between three arrondissements, 16th (south and west), 17th (north), and 8th (east). The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. [...] In late 2018, the Arc de Triomphe suffered acts of vandalism as part of the Yellow vests protests.[17] The vandals sprayed the monument with graffiti and ransacked its small museum.[18] In September 2021, the arc was wrapped in a silvery blue fabric and red rope,[19] as part of L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, a posthumous project planned by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude since the early 1960s.[20] [...] - ^ "Discover the Arc de Triomphe in Paris". French Monuments. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2021-09-16): A gigantic art installation built around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris was unveiled in the French capital by President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday afternoon.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2021-09-17): After three months of construction work at Paris’ famed Arc de Triomphe, the 160-foot-tall war monument has been completely concealed. The landmark, built during Napoleon’s reign, has been outfitted in 270,000 square feet of silver-blue polypropylene fabric bound with red ropes. [...] The unveiling of the installation, officially titled "L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped," comes 60 years after Christo first became enthralled with the idea of wrapping the monument, more than a decade after Jeanne-Claude’s death and over a year since Christo passed away last May. Originally scheduled for spring 2020, the project was first delayed out of concern for nesting kestrel falcons in the arch, and then because of the ongoing pandemic.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-06-05): Posts on social media, shared hundreds of times, claim that the iconic Arc de Triomphe in Paris has been "defaced" with a giant rainbow installation to celebrate Pride Month. [...] The artist told AP that he had created the animation of the Arc de Triomphe with a mixture of recorded footage and programmes such as Adobe After Effects, and that the video—posted on 1 June (the first day of Pride Month)—"was intended to just be a really positive message of support as an ally and someone who loves the community". [...] Recent footage, such as a livestream hosted by World Rugby on 1 June, shows the monument in Paris without the rainbow installation.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-06-02): Photos and videos of a rainbow installation wrapped around the Arc de Triomphe de l'toile — the Triumphal Arch of the Star — in Paris, France, have been widely shared, and with some disdain. One person tweeted, "Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France This is how we respect the courage of the heroes who died in various wars." Others shared a short clip showing this and wrote, "The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the landmark, which holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, has been covered with a giant pride rainbow as well as a trans coloured square and a giant cloud with the words ‘Marche Des Fiertes’ which translates as Pride March." The archived versions of such tweets can be seen here, here, and here. [...] India Today's investigation found that the installation of the giant rainbow on the Arc de Triomphe was not real. It was CGI.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-06-12): A video artist posted an animation of a large rainbow coiling around and through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on June 1 in celebration of Pride Month and support for the LGBTQ+ community. But posts on social media falsely suggested the rainbow had been physically installed and "defaced" the historic structure. [...] Ian Padgham, a video artist from California now living in Bordeaux, France, created an animation of a large rainbow installation coiling around and through the Arc de Triomphe — a monument in Paris to honor fallen soldiers — in celebration of Pride Month. [...] Fichera, Angelo. "Video of massive rainbow installation at Arc de Triomphe was made using special effects." Associated Press. 2 Jun 2023.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-06-04): Social media users shared a video claiming to show a giant rainbow installation at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to celebrate Pride Month. The rainbow structure was created by a visual artist using 3D animation tools.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-06-05): Is the French monument known as the Arc de Triomphe decorated with a giant rainbow for Pride Month? No, that's not true: This is work done by an artist who works in the medium of videos. Video artist Ian Padgham used three-dimensional animation processes and "lots of hand-edited details" to create this artwork. There are no credible news outlets reporting that this claim, about a landmark in the center of Paris, is true. [...] 🇫🇷 The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the iconic memorial opened in 1836 to commemorate war heroes and soldiers who died during wars has been defaced with a giant Rainbow to celebrate Pride. [...] A search for the phrase "arc de triomphe rainbow pride month", using Google News' index of thousands of credible news sites did not reveal any factual reports that this is a real art installation.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-06-07): A video purportedly showing a giant rainbow installation around the iconic French monument Arc de Triomphe in Paris has created a stir on social media platforms. Multiple users who shared the viral footage alleged that the landmark has been "defaced to celebrate Pride." Notably, June is observed as Pride Month worldwide to commentate the past and ongoing struggles of LGBTQI + community. Newschecker found the claim to be untrue. The viral clip is a work of 3D animation, and not a genuine installation around Arc de Triomphe. [...] Following this, we conducted a keyword search for "Arc de Triomphe, Paris" "Rainbow," and "Pride Month" in French on Google which yielded a report by Le Parisien, dated June 2, 2023. The report carried the viral footage, and stated that it was generated using a 3D creation software. It added that the video was created by an artist, Ian Padgham. The report further quoted Padgham as saying, "I first filmed on location, then I created the rainbow on 3D software and integrated it into the video. It took me about 3 days (translated from French)" [...] Viral video of a giant rainbow installation around Paris’ Arc de Triomphe was found to be animated. It does not show an actual installation around the monument.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-06-07): Rainbow-decorated Arc de Triomphe is 3D animation, not physical artwork | Fact check The claim: The Arc de Triomphe in Paris was ‘defaced with a giant rainbow to celebrate pride’ [...] Surveillance footage taken of the area around the Arc de Triomphe in early June showed it did not have any rainbow-themed additions.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2023-06-13): A video in which Paris’ Arc de Triomphe can be seen with a looping rainbow flag installed is being shared on social media cliaming that this was done to commemorate Pride Month. Let’s verify this claim through this post. [...] In our search for evidence to support the claim, we looked for relevant news reports about the rainbow installation on the Arc de Triomphe but found no credible sources to validate it. [...] To sum up, the viral video does not represent an actual rainbow flag installation on the Arc de Triomphe commemorating Pride Month. It is a digital animation created by Ian Padgham, a video artist known for his creative works.
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (1999-12-31): A Horizon Rainbow in Paris 2013 March 26:
Claim: Footage shows a real looping rainbow flag installed at Paris’ Arc de Triomphe (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-06)
Evidence (2024-09-30): A beacon of Parisian pride, the Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in the world.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2023-06-21): This incident took place in Shaheen Bhag, Delhi, in November 2022 and not in Madhya Pradesh during a program of Rahul Gandhi. The police arrested former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan for misbehaving with police officers on confronting him for holding a meeting without permission. The Shaheen Bhag police registered a case against him. But as stated in the post, neither in the FIR filed by the police nor in the news reports on the incident was it mentioned that Asif had raised slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’. So, the claim made in the post is False.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2023-10-14): A video has been widely shared on social media platforms with the claim that the condition of police personnel who stopped a Karnataka Congress leader from raising the Pakistan Zindabad slogan was worsened adding: if Congress‘ reign comes, there will be an outcry in the entire country. [...] A user named Indian at Heart shared this video on X (Twitter), captioning: "The condition of the police personnel who stopped a Congress leader from Karnataka from raising Pakistan Zindabad slogan was worsened* *These people started threatening to kill the poor man* *Just think, if Congress comes into the country or state even by mistake, then there will be an outcry in the entire country". [...] DFRAC’s Fact-Check proves that the viral video claiming condition of police personnel who stopped a Karnataka Congress leader from raising the Pakistan Zindabad slogan worsened, is completely misleading as the viral video is linked with the case of former Congress MLA Asif Khan abusing and manhandling a police officer in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar in the month of November 2022.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2023-11-02): And the list goes on. [...] "While there are plenty of laws against such egregious police misconduct, charges and convictions of police officers are extremely rare." [...] "Too often, government officials have violated people’s rights with impunity."
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2021-03-04): The Supreme Court Is Giving Lower Courts a Subtle Hint to Rein In Police Misconduct And those paying attention haven’t missed it. [...] This story is part of the project "The Battle for the Constitution," in partnership with the National Constitution Center.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2015-10-30): The Problems With Policing the Police [...] A ruling in the federal lawsuit is expected soon. This article was reported by Simone Weichselbaum for The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that focuses on US criminal justice. Sign up for their newsletter, or follow The Marshall Project on Facebook or Twitter.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2023-11-01): The Long, Painful History of Police Brutality in the U.S. [...] "There was a lot of one-on-one conflict between police and citizens and a lot of it was initiated by the police," says Malcolm D. Holmes, a sociology professor at the University of Wyoming, who has researched and written about the topic of police brutality extensively. [...] "What we see is a continuation of an unequal relationship that has been exacerbated, made worse if you will, by the militarization and the increase in fire power of police forces around the country," says Pretzer.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2020-10-26): And perhaps most critically: Respect the police. [...] Floyd became agitated and cried during the stop. He hyperventilated. He mumbled incessantly. The behavior mirrored his reaction to police the day he died. Floyd later told an officer, while filmed by a body camera, that he was afraid to go back to the penitentiary. [...] I can’t believe this.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2021-11-29): What You Should Know If You Are Stopped by Police [...] Key points - If you are stopped by law enforcement, you do not have to answer questions (other than providing your name). [...] There are two primary contexts in which one can be stopped by law enforcement—while walking on the street or while operating a motor vehicle.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2024-08-03): Experts told us that change was coming, complete with a slate of acronymed initiatives and laws to demolish the code of silence engrained in police culture. Programs like the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement Project (ABLE) and New Orleans’ Ethical Policing Is Courageous (EPIC) trained officers on how to police each other and prevent misconduct in real time. Even after the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act fizzled in Congress, there was hope for the Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement Act — a bill that would, in part, create a federal hotline to field anonymous misconduct complaints from local, state and federal law enforcement officers. [...] In his view, little has changed. He often follows up our conversations by texting me news clippings like this one chronicling police corruption, followed by an eyeroll emoji.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2021-05-26): Race and Police Misconduct Cases [...] Defining and Understanding Police Misconduct [...] Race and Police Misconduct
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2016-04-15): Check out a lesson plan based on this article: Federal Government and Policing the Police [...] Yet police brutality persisted, sparking riots in desperately impoverished communities throughout the 1970s and 1980s. [...] Highly publicized episodes of police misconduct during the 1970s revealed cracks in the foundations of the nation’s law-and-order regime under Nixon.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2020-06-13): What Happens When Officers Blow The Whistle On Police Misconduct [...] IKE LAMBERT: Thank you for having me. [...] LAMBERT: Thank you for having me.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2022-11-26): The incident happened when Asif Mohammad Khan, a former Congress MLA, was addressing a gathering near a mosque in Shaheen Bagh along with supporters. A Delhi Police constable asked Asif if he has prior permission for the gathering from the Election Commission. Former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan, whose daughter Ariba Khan is a candidate in the forthcoming Delhi MCD polls, was arrested on Saturday after a video surfaced of him allegedly abusing and manhandling a police officer in Delhi's Jamia Nagar the day before. A case was registered against him on Friday soon after the incident came to light. [...] Police said that when the constable asked Asif if he had ECI's permission or not, the former legislator turned aggressive and began misbehaving with him. "Asif used abusive language and manhandled the constable. A complaint was registered against Asif in Shaheen Bagh police station and an investigation is underway," ANI quoted the Delhi Police as saying.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2024-02-19): A video allegedly showing a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MLA beating up a policeman has been widely shared. On Facebook, the video was captioned, "Tamil Nadu state DMK MLA Mansoor Mohammed beat up a police inspector on duty. This is the hopeless situation of law and order and police in the state of Tamil Nadu. Then, what about the common man?" The archive of such a post can be seen here. [...] In 2019, a video went viral about a Congress MLA beating up a cop. At the time, India Today Fact Check debunked this.
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2024-09-05): Harris-Dawson said he remembers thinking that city leaders shouldn’t "govern by slogans," but also that they were clearly "being called on to look at how we are spending our money" on police, and that it was "as good of an opportunity as any" to do just that. Across the country, local leaders were grappling with whether their police budgets had become so lopsided that they were precluding more promising public safety initiatives — especially given that the onset of COVID-19 had sent many city revenues into a free fall. [...] He has said he would fund police to go after criminals and immigrants who are in the country without authorization in new, proactive ways, including through old strategies such as "stop and frisk."
Claim: A Congress MLA misbehaved with the police when he was stopped by the police while chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans as part of a Rahul Gandhi’s program in Madhya Pradesh (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-06-21)
Evidence (2022-06-10): BJP MLA Aravind Limbavali apologised after his daughter misbehaved with the media and police officials when she was stopped for flouting traffic rules. BJP MLA Aravind Limbavali has extended his apology to the media and police officials on behalf of his daughter who was caught on camera misbehaving with traffic police officials and journalists after she was asked to stop for jumping a signal. [...] The MLA's daughter argued with the police over a traffic rule violation and the police, in turn, showed her the evidence and collected Rs 10,000 fine.