Rouen cathedral fire: misleading map recirculates about “Christianophobia” in French churches
Following the small fire that broke out on the spire in Rouen’s famous Gothic cathedral, misleading posts have circulated fueling claims that the fire was a “religious attack.” Not only did Rouen’s authorities never indicate this, the misinformation surged after a map claiming to show “all church fires in France” went viral, originally created by an anti-Christianophobia organisation that recorded much more than just fires. Vedika Bahl explains in this episode of Truth or Fake.
Following the small fire that broke out on the spire in Rouen’s famous Gothic cathedral, misleading posts have circulated fueling claims that the fire was a “religious attack.” Not only did Rouen’s authorities never indicate this, the misinformation surged after a map claiming to show “all church fires in France” went viral, originally created by an anti-Christianophobia organisation that recorded much more than just fires. Vedika Bahl explains in this episode of Truth or Fake.
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