Claim: A video of French riot police taking off their helmets has been widely shared and presented as proof of police support for the "yellow vests" protests. The video actually portrays an agreement between protesters and the police, whereby the latter took off their helmets in exchange for the protesters' peaceful dispersion.
Fact-check: Police taking off their helmets in support of the yellow vests? A misleading interpretation of a real video
Verdict: police taking off their helmets in support of the yellow vests? a misleading interpretation of a real video
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Louis Baudoin-Laarman
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09