Claim: Clips from an Easter ceremony and a pyrotechnics display have been shared in social media posts that falsely claimed they showed the Olympic torch being lit in a Paris church ahead of the start of the Games on July 26, 2024. The footage in fact shows part of an Easter tradition in Florence, Italy and fireworks going off at a performance by German band Rammstein in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Fact-check: Clips show Italian Easter tradition and gig by German band, not Olympics 'torch-lighting ceremony' in Paris
Verdict: clips show italian easter tradition and gig by german band, not olympics 'torch-lighting ceremony' in paris
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Tommy Wang
Date published: 2024-07-09T05:48:00