You may have seen them on a friend's Facebook wall or on a WhatsApp chat. Because intoxicants rub shoulders with real news more and more, writing 20 Minutes helps you sort out the true from the false.
1. What happened during the violent arrest of a woman at Aulnay-sous-Bois station?
An investigation was opened by the Bobigny prosecution to shed light on what really happened. 20 Minutes takes stock.
2. Did France respond "voluntarily" to the WHO request to test suspect cases, as Jérôme Salomon claims?
Heard on Tuesday, the Director General of Health explained that France "responded voluntarily" to WHO recommendations to "test" suspected cases. 20 Minutes considered this statement.
3. "Violence by SNCF agents" on a train? Back to a viral video
What happened when checking a passenger? 20 Minutes looks back at the course of events.
4. The nurse arrested in Paris wrongly confused with an elected official close to rebellious France
The images of the arrest of Farida C., Tuesday in Paris, caused controversy. The caregiver was mistakenly confused on social networks with Farida Amrani, a city councilor in Evry.
5. At the Toulouse University Hospital, did the management receive a better bonus than caregivers?
On its website, the CGT of the Toulouse University Hospital explains that it "discovered" that the HRD was going to receive 1,500 euros in premiums, while caregivers mobilized in the face of the coronavirus epidemic will have "only 500 euros". "Of the 4,432 CHU staff [who will receive 1,500 euros], 78.5% are caregivers," defends the director of the CHU.
6. Yes, law enforcement and nursing staff applauded each other well in Nîmes
On Twitter as on Facebook, several members or supporters of the police shared a viral video showing a Republican security company applauding caregivers, who returned the favor.
7. Did the police refuse to arrest an individual who insulted them?
Police wrote in a handrail not to have arrested a passer-by who insulted them "in order to avoid any possible riot or future accusation of racism". The expression of "dissatisfaction", according to a union source. All the explanations, in podcast.
8. Is the iron cross tattooed on the arm of a police officer in Paris a neo-Nazi symbol?
To understand the meaning of this emblem, 20 Minutes contacted Jean-Yves Camus, political scientist specializing in the far right. His explanations can be found here.
9. Beware of the misleading estimates of the demonstration at the call of the Adama Traoré committee
Many pictures of the Place de la République in Paris circulated, taken from different angles and at different times on June 13.
10. Yes, Generation Identity activists avoided police custody after their arrest in Paris on Saturday
Far-right activists displayed a banner on the sidelines of the demonstration against police violence in Paris on June 13.
11. A statue in tribute to George Orwell located in front of the BBC soon removed? It's wrong
A misleading message posted on Twitter suggests that the British public audiovisual group wants to remove a statue of the writer, because the themes addressed by him "would no longer correspond to the values" of the BBC.
12. Why is StopCovid so scary?
The video response in this episode of "Oh My Fake".
13. Was a man mistakenly arrested in the United States an FBI agent?
"Oh My Fake" returns to a video showing the arrest of a man wrongly presented as an FBI agent.
Bonus: A fact-check from our colleagues
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