A video of a woman burning a paper French flag during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Morocco in October 2023 has been falsely shared as a scene taking place in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron visited Israel on Oct. 24, expressing solidarity with Israel and condemning the militant Islamic Palestinian group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Moroccan outlet Tanja News TV uploaded the video (archived) circulating online to YouTube on Oct. 24 stating that it showed the French flag being burned outside the French Consulate in Tangier. A building with green and black signage displaying the name of Morocco-based bank BMCI that is seen in the video is located on Tangier’s Place de France, opposite the French consulate. The video shows a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the French consulate in Tangier, Morocco, not a pro-Palestinian protest in Paris.

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Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Read Organizations: Islamic, Facebook, Israel, France, Tanja, YouTube, Consulate, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Morocco, Paris, Israel, Islamic Palestinian, France, Tangier, Morrocco, Moroccan