Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
A video has been released showing the moment of riots at a music festival in France.
video was published on June 23 on the "X" platform by the account "vukfenix", claiming that the footage shows a music festival organized by Albanian immigrants, implying that the chaos was caused by Albanians.
What is the truth?
Hibrid.info has found that it was about "Fête de la Musique", a festival of amateur and professional musicians in France.
The same video has been found and published on many occasions, based on the description of which, it can be confirmed that it shows one of the moments during the riots at the music festival in France (see here).
Hibrid.info has found French-language media reports detailing the incident and explaining that 12 people were arrested for attacking festival attendees with needles (see here and here).
The national identity of those arrested is not disclosed.
What is the Fête de la Musique?
The Fête de la Musique was created on June 21, 1982 by the French Ministry of Culture, at the initiative of Jack Lang and Maurice Fleuret, to promote music regardless of genre and to make it accessible to everyone. The event began as a spontaneous celebration, where musicians, amateurs and professionals, performed for free in public spaces. Over the years, the festival has become an international phenomenon, present in over 120 countries, involving different musical styles and marginalized communities. It remains a symbol of the democratic diffusion of art and culture in public spaces (see here).
Analyze:
The claim that the riots in the video during a music festival in France were caused by Albanian immigrants is unfounded.
The event is related to the "Fête de la Musique" festival, an official event organized every June 21 in France, and not to any specific festival of Albanian immigrants, as claimed in the video.
Likewise, French-language media reports do not mention Albanians as specifically identified organizers or participants in this incident.
Therefore, based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the content as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.