viral video Shared by X It claims to have shown Euronews reports about French farmers allegedly destroying the Ukrainian embassy.

French farmers slam the Ukrainian embassy, ​​which they accuse of being hostile to the French government and Ukrainian people. pic.twitter.com/1V8WrXs7o0

–What the media is hiding. (@narrative_hole) February 11, 2024

Verdict: False

The video is not posted on Euronews' website or its verified social media accounts. Additionally, the clip of farmers throwing dirt featured in the video can be traced back to a TikTok post from December 2023.

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Arnaud Rousseau, president of France's National Federation of Farmers' Unions, said farmers' protests “could resume” if their demands for higher wages and better working conditions were not met. Reuters. Earlier this month, farmers used tractors to block roads in Paris and highways across France in a protest. france 24 report.

The X-video, which has been viewed more than 19,000 times, claims that “French farmers slam the Ukrainian embassy, ​​which they accuse of being hostile to the French government and the Ukrainian people.” The video appears to show a Euronews report and focuses on French farmers throwing dirt at the Ukrainian embassy building, with what appears to be the outlet's logo in the top right corner. is depicted.

However, this claim is false.The purported video report is not even published on Euronews. Website Not verified socializing media account. Furthermore, the footage of farmers throwing dirt on buildings can be traced back to Posts from December 2023 shared on TikTok. According to the caption of the video, the farmers targeted the Dijon regional council, not the Ukrainian embassy building.

“Farmers dumped tons of fertilizer and straw in front of the Dijon regional council,” the video's caption reads.

“French farmers are driving tractors through the streets of France, throwing tires and protesting high taxes on the agricultural sector.” [sic] A building is covered with fertilizer in the middle of the road. ”

“The French budget 2023 will be published on 30 December 2022 and proposes to double the tax rate on agricultural insurance. The tax rate for the agricultural sector will start from 5.5% as of 1 January 2023. It has increased to 11%.”

Similarly, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports It is suggested that French farmers allegedly destroyed the Ukrainian embassy. In fact, the opposite is true. Reed Stories also labeled this claim false. February 12th article. (Related: Video claims man arrested for waving British flag in front of pro-Palestinian protesters)

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