Is it true that this video shows how Macron booed at the closing ceremony of the Olympics in Paris?

At the end of the Summer Olympic Games 2024, there were reports on the Web that the President of France sang the public at the ceremony in honor of the end of the competition. Confirmation of this was the video. We checked the authenticity of the viral recording.

On the night of August 11 to 12, 2024 at the Stad de France stadium Passed The closing ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Already at 00:37 Moscow time blogger Anatoly Shariy He shared in his Telegram channel (1.1 million views at the time of writing this analysis) with a 20-second video, which shows how French President Emmanuel Macron approaches the rostrum and tries to speak under the dissatisfied cries of the crowd. The signature reads: "Good conclusion." After 14 minutes the Mash Telegram channel Published A similar 33-second video with the logo of the TF1 television channel. “Macron came out. The crowd boasted him. Perhaps something artistic like a swim around the hay or juggling snails was also expected from him. But he came without tricks, ”the post said. After another 15 minutes, publication Changed: mentioning macron and video with his participation from the recording Gone.

In Runet, both variants of the video were encouraged, including with links to Mash and Sharia. For example, video posted Telegram channels Voblya (210,000 views), "Sheikh Tamir"(99,000, the post is deleted),"Mishovets Yegor"(95,000),"Talipov 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞"(73,000),"Notepad Russia 18+"(71 000),"Informant"(51,000) and others. Supporting the French president in his social networks mentioned and television channel "Tsargrad". Notes on this also published on the sites of publications "Arguments and facts","Moscow Komsomolets","Championship","Express Gazeta" Sport24.ru, Riamo, "National News Service","Soviet sport","Moscow Region today" And "Evening Moscow".

Video: social networks

On ceremonies The closure of the summer Olympics of 2024 at the stadium were not the scenery that were shown in the viral video. Moreover, the French president did not speak at the event with such a speech.

With a careful examination of the rostrum, behind which Macron made a speech in the video, you can see that it depicts the emblem championship Rugby Mira of 2023. The name of this tournament is also visible under the logo.

Photo: social networks / rugbyworldcup.com/2023 / collage "Checked"

The viral video, which spread in August 2024, is a fragment of the broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup, held from September 8 to October 28, 2023 in France. Record Available on the World Rugby YouTube channel. The hungering passage begins at the time mark 25:10, and there is really a disgruntled rumble of spectators.

Before the president of France with speech He performed The head of World Rugby Bill Bomont, at that time the politician stood nearby and applauded. When the word passed to Macron, the crowd began to buzz and whistle loudly. According to reports Media, the audience applauded in unison only at the end of the speech, when the president declared the championship open.

In 2023, many authoritative publications wrote about not the most warm reception of Macron at the Stad de France stadium. So, Associated Press Agency Explained The discontent of the fans conduct an unpopular pension reform, which was promoted by the French president. Because of this initiative throughout the country Passed Taxes of protest.

Thus, the viral video, in which the President of France, was booed allegedly during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, was actually filmed a year earlier at the opening of the Rugby World Cup.

Photo on the cover: screenshot video @worldrugby (YouTube)

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