![\\"logo\\"](\\"/img/logo-dpa-factchecking.svg\\"/) * WhatsApp service * About Us ![\\"IFCN](\\"/img/ifcn-certificate.png\\"/) ![\\"EFCSN](\\"/img/efcsn- certificate.png\\"/) # French police secured demonstration January 6, 2021, 6:04 p.m. (CET) There have been frequent demonstrations in France in recent years, for example those of the yellow vests or the recent protests against a planned Establish security law. Images often circulate on social media. and video footage showing these demos. Currently on Facebook in one often shared posting (archived here), a video spread that supposedly French police at an anti-vaccine protest. The police would support the demonstrators, it is claimed. RATING: This is wrong. The police officers in the video are not demonstrating, but rather secure a protest march by the yellow vests on December 26, 2020 Paris. FACTS: In the first few seconds of the video, several people can be seen marching down a street. Some of them wear yellow vests. Behind them follow police officers with protective shields and helmets Police vehicles. A woman – presumably the camerawoman – thanks them Policemen in French. None of the police officers respond to their calls. The street where the scene was filmed is called “Avenue de Clichy” and is located in Paris. The cheese shop (“fromagerie”) and the inscription “Degriff” to the left of it. The protest must be that of the yellow vests on December 26, 2020 have acted. The demonstrators marched from the “Porte de Saint-Ouen”. “Place de la Nation” and marched through “Avenue de Clichy”, like can be seen in a video (archived here). The same man is briefly in there purple sweater on the side of the road, which is also in the Facebook video appears (at minute 0:15). The French police confirmed to the German Press Agency (dpa) on January 4th. January 2021 upon request that the police do not protest in this video, but secured the demonstration. \--- Left: Google Maps image of “21 Avenue de Clichy”: (archived: Video from “RT France” about the yellow vest protest: (archived: YouTube video of demo train: jGn6g7N4lt0Daq7Pmvnxo20PbO3rMZ&index=1 (archived: Facebook posting: (archived: Facebook video (archived): \--- Contact the dpa fact check team: factcheck-oesterreich@dpa.com powered by dpa-newslab | Imprint | Privacy | About:
In France there have been frequent demonstrations in recent years such as those of the yellow vests or the recent protests directed against a planned security law Image and video material showing these demonstrations often circulates on social media A video is currently being shared on Facebook in a widely shared post archived here that supposedly shows French police protesting against vaccines It is claimed that the police would support the demonstrators