Claim: Tanks were seen in Paris' Champs Élysées, around the same time as protests against France's introduction of vaccine or immunity certification.
Fact-check: Tanks in Paris were almost certainly there for Bastille Day - Full Fact
Verdict: the photo was almost certainly taken on bastille day, a national french holiday, on which military vehicles parade the champs élysées. the same vehicles were seen in news reports and on social media.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Norton
Date published: 2021-07-29T00:00:00