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@FrenchResponse reposted on 2026-07-10 a tweet from @BGatesIsaPyscho claiming…

2026-07-10 · 12:28 UTC ·@FrenchResponse ·1 min read

Brief

@FrenchResponse used a December 2022 Paris protest clip to predict post-match unrest for France vs Morocco on 2026-07-10; the original tweet by @BGatesIsaPyscho said cities would 'inevitably' look like that. Community note and fact-checkers (BBC, AFP, Euronews) say the footage is from protests after a shooting at a Kurdish cultural center and is unrelated.

Why it matters

@FrenchResponse reposted on 2026-07-10 a tweet from @BGatesIsaPyscho claiming that, regardless of the result, French cities would 'inevitably' look like violent scenes after the France vs Morocco World Cup match, using a single clip to predict nationwide unrest.

Key details

  • A Community Note and fact-checkers (BBC, AFP, Euronews) identify the clip as footage from December 2022 Paris protests after a shooting at a Kurdish cultural center — protesters overturned cars, set fires, clashed with police — and confirm the video is unrelated to the 2026 match.
Source evidence

Using a 2022 protest clip to predict what France would look like after a football match in 2026… peak fortune-telling 🔮

Last night, what France mainly saw were scenes of togetherness and joy.

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Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho)

Today sees France play Morocco in the World Cup.

Regardless of the result - it’s inevitable that French Cities everywhere will end up looking like this by the end of the night again.

This is Paris. This is Europe now.

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Community note: The video is from December 2022 protests in Paris after a shooting killed three at a Kurdish cultural center. Protesters overturned cars set fires and clashed with police. It is unrelated to the France vs Morocco World Cup match.
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.A7…
euronews.com/my-europe/2026…

— https://nitter.net/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/2075156229438021968#m