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  • 2016-05-27 (xsd:date)
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  • Paris Under Muslim Siege (de)
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  • On 25 May 2016, the unscrupulous web site Superstation95 published an article claiming that Paris was under siege by Muslims, but that the rest of the world was unaware of the violence, thanks to a media blackout: The only evidence provided by Superstation95 to back up their terrifying — but unfounded — claims was a video (shown above) and a series of photographs that purported to show Muslims rampaging through the city. The bulk of these images, however, had nothing to do with a siege of Paris, by Muslims or by anyone else. The lead photo for this fear-mongering article showed a police car on fire. While this arresting image was placed directly below the words Paris Under Muslim Siege, the photograph is actually of an 18 May 2016 protest. The image was published by Reuters (a curious aspect, as Superstation95 claimed a media blackout was preventing news to get out of Europe) in an article about a rail strike that turned violent: This article, as well as an article published by Al Jazeera about the incident, did not tie the incident to any religion. While Superstation95 presented their article as though they were covering breaking news (they even concluded with a promise to update the story throughout the day), the majority of the photographs were taken two years ago during a demonstration in July 2014, nearly two years before the publication of their misleading story: Superstation95 also published two videos purportedly showing violence that occurred on 25 May 2016. The web site also claimed that this footage never circulated on legitimate news outlets due to a news blackout. Actually, the footage featured in Paris Under Muslim Siege 2 Riots, Killing, Arson May 25 '16 was taken from a video that was published in 2014: The video called Paris Under Muslim Siege! Riots, Looting, Killing 5 25 16 was taken from a video published on 18 May 2016: Superstation95 provided no evidence to back its assertions. Instead, the site used outdated and unrelated media to bolster baseless and inflammatory claims that Paris was the scene of a Muslim siege. (en)
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