a group of muslims tore down a christmas tree in italy.
a group of muslims tore down a christmas tree in italy.
‘muslim migrants’ tore down a christmas tree in italy?
on 14 december 2016, the facebook page “deplorables inc.” posted a video which they claimed showed “muslim migrants” destroying a christmas tree in italy:








































































































in past years, the tree was used for bonfires nearby:





































































in the past it happened many times that the tree was stolen only to be found in the neighboring spanish quarter where it is cut into pieces and used for the feast of st. anthony abbot, when there is the custom of lighting bonfires (the so-called stones of st. anthony).


































we found no reports of anybody being identified or arrested for the incident. the contemporary articles we did find made no mention of religious motivations and merely identified the vandals as young pranksters.


































this is not the only video to circulate in late 2016 alongside the false claim that it showed muslims tearing down a christmas tree. similar hoaxes appeared in november about muslims tearing down a christmas tree in egypt.


































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a video purportedly showing muslim pulling down a christmas tree actually shows a group of italian teenagers (religion unknown).
on 14 december 2016, the facebook page “deplorables inc.” posted a video which they claimed showed ‘muslim migrants’ destroying a christmas tree in italy. we found no reports of anybody being identified or arrested for the incident. the contemporary articles we did find made no mention of religious motivations and merely identified the vandals as young pranksters. this is not the only video to circulate in late 2016 alongside the false claim that it showed muslims tearing down achristmas tree.