World Cup celebrations falsely claimed to show French protests

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🇫🇷 Does this photo show protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms? No -- it was taken in July 2018 after France won the FIFA World Cup

April 15. Among the key provisions of the measure include raising the retirement age to 64 and extending the years of work required for a full pension.

AFP covered the celebrations in the streets of Paris that day. Aerial shots taken by photographer Ludovic Marin from the top of the Arc de Triomphe show crowds similar to those seen in the photo in the posts.

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