Re:Check: Which false claims about the protests in France reached Latvia
Journalists at the fact-checking project Re:Check examined which disinformation narratives about the recent protests in France spread in Latvia. They also looked at how events in France were used to frighten people with the topic of immigrants.
Latvian journalists have investigated how the recent protests and unrest in France were accompanied by a powerful wave of disinformation, and which false claims reached Latvia.
The research was carried out by Re:Check, a fact-checking project of the outlet Re:Baltica.
What was examined
The journalists looked at two questions. First, which false claims about the events in France made their way to Latvia. Second, how the situation in France was used to intimidate people with immigrants.
The announcement does not name specific false claims, their sources or how widely they spread. Those details are in the Re:Check material itself.
