Macron blasts ‘stupid’ claims by Trump and others blaming Muslims migrants for French riots
Macron said foreign leaders were exploiting unrest for political gain and cited AI-generated images that falsely showed scenes from the riots.
- On Wednesday in Doha, French President Emmanuel Macron accused foreign leaders, including President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of exploiting France's social climate by spreading AI-generated misinformation about recent riots.
- Nationwide demonstrations on October 17 against rising living costs turned violent, resulting in widespread looting and damage to at least 3,000 shops. While most protesters marched peacefully from Place de la Republique, masked rioters clashed with police.
- Macron denounced claims that France was "invaded by hordes of migrants and Islamists," calling them "totally false." He stated, "We saw AI-generated images showing scenes that never happened in France," noting how such manipulation misled international figures.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez organized a reinforced security operation for Saturday's demonstrations. Macron insisted that "those who want to cause disorder in city centres next Saturday will be prevented from doing so."
- The Jewish Community Protection Service reported "no evidence suggests" businesses were targeted due to religious affiliation, directly countering viral narratives of faith-based violence. This finding undermines foreign actors' weaponization of France's internal tensions for political gain.
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Macron vows order, calls foreign criticism of unrest ‘stupid’
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France's Macron vows order, calls foreign criticism of unrest 'stupid'
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Wednesday to prevent a repeat of last weekend's violence at protests planned in the coming days, and dismissed as "stupid" and "unacceptable" comments from some foreign leaders about the unrest. France's main student union, UNEF, has called for further rallies on Saturday, while the Yellow Vest group, which emerged as a potent anti-establishment movement in 2018, has filed plans for a march through cent…
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