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      Did A Muslim Man Set Fire To His French Luxury Car In Protest? Not Really

      The clip actually shows a Russian vlogger burning his Mercedes-Benz car;

      By - AFP |
      Published -  7 Nov 2020 5:15 PM IST
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      Did A Muslim Man Set Fire To His French Luxury Car In Protest? Not Really
      A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that it shows a young man setting fire to his French-made luxury car in response to French President Emmanuel Macron's defense of the Prophet Muhammad's cartoon. The claim is false; the clip actually shows a Russian vlogger burning his Mercedes-Benz car; Russian media reports say he destroyed his luxury German car because it kept breaking down.


      The video was posted on Facebook here on November 2, 2020, where it has been viewed more than 250 times.

      The caption says: "Paying his deep love to Islam and the Prophet, this young man burned his beloved car because the car was made by France, which has insulted the Prophet."

      Screenshot of the misleading post, taken on November 5, 2020

      Muslims around the world have protested and called for boycotts of French products after French President Emmanuel Macron defended the publication of Prophet Muhammad's cartoon, AFP reported here on October 25, 2020.

      The video was also posted on Facebook here and on Twitter here, where it has been viewed more than 40,000 times.

      The claim, however, is false.

      Also Read: 2017 Video Of French Muslims Praying On Street Shared As Recent

      AFP investigation using keyframes obtained from digital verification tool InVid-WeVerify found that the video was posted on October 24, 2020, on the verified YouTube channel of Russian social media personality Mikhail Litvin here.

      The Russian-language post translates to English as: "I thought for a long time what to do with my Shark after the conflict with the Mercedes company. In my opinion, the idea is FIRE. And that's all. The end... I'm not at all f---ing happy."

      At the end, the video shows a Russian-language text that reads: "And all I asked for was that my Sharkie be repaired..."

      Below is a screenshot comparison of the video in the misleading post (L) and the YouTube video (R):


      Screenshot comparison of the video in the misleading post (L) and the genuine YouTube video (R)

      From the 0:26 to 0:31 mark, the video shows that the car is a Mercedes-Benz GT 63, made by German car manufacturer Daimler.

      Also Read: 2017 Protest Clip Viral Claiming Muslims In France Stopped From Praying

      Below is a screenshot of the YouTube video, which shows the car's make and model:


      Screenshot of the YouTube video that shows the car's make and brand

      Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported on October 24, 2020, that Litvin burnt the car because it kept breaking down, and because of this, he had a conflict with a Mercedes-Benz dealership.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      Emmanuel MacronMacronProphet MuhammadProphet Muhammad CartoonCharlie HebdoNice AttacksVienna AttacksIslamRadical IslamFrance
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      Claim :   A Muslim man set fire to his French luxury car in response to Emmanuel Macron's defense of the Prophet Muhammad's cartoon.
      Claimed By :  Posts on Facebook and Twitter
      Fact Check :  False
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