BND - French police use tear gas and water cannons during protests

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French police use tear gas and water cannons during protests

Oct 19, 9 AM ET to Oct 25, 4 AM ET

44outlets carried it
🫏19 · 11 · 14🐘left · center · right
5.8 dayson the front pages
32front pages at once, at its peak
196 minof TV captions
35radio newscasts
6people retold it online
2fact-checks
15 of 16parts of a saga

👣 How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.

Oct 19, 9 AM ETfirst on a front page: CNN
Oct 19, 9 AM ETfirst on TV: BBC News
Oct 19, 11 AM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
Oct 22, 8 AM ETretold online by 6 people
Oct 24, 4 PM ETpeak: on 32 front pages

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 19, 9 AM to Oct 25, 4 AM ET (peak 32), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right

Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📡 wire copy: 3 outlets ran the AP, Reuters headline nearly word for word (CNBC, NPR, The Daily Signal)

📌 linked by aggregators: Drudge Report Google News Political Wire

💬 quoted: “Oct. 17 Movement” “massive” “for as long as necessary” 2 “calm overnight” “firm and unrelenting” “Lost Control” “local and partial” “ultra-left”

🗣️ only one side says: 🐘 000 officers

✏️ 28 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

ABC News (2 wordings): “France protests cool after overnight curfews in Paris, major cities, PM says” → “France protests cool after overnight curfews: PM”
AP (9 wordings): “French prime minister calls for limited curfews to curb rioting and looting” → “Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe - AP News”
BBC (8 wordings): “French PM calls for cities to impose curfews after violent weekend protests” → “Almost 1,000 arrested as clashes follow another day of mass protests across France”
Bloomberg (8 wordings): “France to Set Curfews After Weekend Riots, Lecornu Says” → “France Dodges Rerun of Looting and Riots With Tough Security”
Breitbart (8 wordings): “France on Fire : Riots Spiral Looters Target Homes Curfew Announced” → “Clashes Break Out at Protests Across France…”
Business Insider (2 wordings): “Boarded-up windows, museums closed to visitors: How businesses in Paris are preparing for another day of protests” → “Storefronts close as police in Paris fire tear gas and water cannons on protesters”
CBS News (7 wordings): “France vows to crack down after protests spiral out of control” → “More than 1,000 arrested in France as protesters and police clash”
CNBC (2 wordings): “France curfews calm unrest as Macron faces criticism over Gulf trip” → “Violence flares in Paris after massive, largely peaceful protests across France”
CNN (7 wordings): “French officials explore curfews after weekend of chaos and protests spreading across Europe” → “France sees another weekend of mass protests with nearly 1,000 detained Around 110,000 of the over 410,000 protesters were in Paris, the country's Interior Ministry said”
Financial Times (6 wordings): “France considers new curfews as restrictions quell unrest” → “Hundreds of thousands protest in France in second weekend of mass demonstrations”
Fortune (2 wordings): “It’s not just France — Protesters are marching across Europe as part of the newly formed ‘Oct. 17 Movement’” → “French police use tear gas and water cannons after some protests turn violent as shopkeepers board up storefronts across Paris”
HuffPost (2 wordings): “France Calm Under Night Curfews As Government Awaits New Weekend Protests” → “More Than 400,000 Protest Across France, Challenging Macron As Paris Clashes Erupt”
Independent Journal Review (3 wordings): “France Imposes Local Curfews After Riots” → “France Deploys 70,000 Officers Nationwide for Protests”
Just the News (4 wordings): “France imposes curfews in major cities after weekend of rioting” → “Leftist violence explodes across Europe, with more than 1,000 arrested in France”
Los Angeles Times (2 wordings): “France on edge as curfews imposed to curb rioting and looting” → “Police and protesters clash in Paris as an estimated 410,000 demonstrate across France”
NBC News (3 wordings): “France moves to impose curfews as it reels from worst violence in years” → “Mass protests challenge Macron as French police use tear gas and water cannons”
New York Post (8 wordings): “French cities saw calm under night curfews, but student unions and yellow vests plan new protests Saturday as over 2,500 remain in custody.” → “Far-left rioters throw rocks at cops as Paris descends into chaos”
New York Times (3 wordings): “France to Extend Curfews After Calm Night Follows Days of Riots” → “Unrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage”
Newsmax (8 wordings): “France's PM Calls for Localized Curfews in Cities to Curb Rioting and Looting” → “Protests Challenge Macron as French Police Use Tear Gas, Water Cannons”
Red State (3 wordings): “Chaos in France: Rioting Spreads to Paris” → “Riots Chaos in France: Rioting Spreads to Paris Kyle Becker”
Reuters (13 wordings): “French Prime Minister calls for partial curfews after weekend riots” → “Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France”
Straight Arrow News (2 wordings): “French museums closed as officials brace for another weekend of protests” → “Some clashes, but French protests Saturday were mostly peaceful, officials say”
The Epoch Times (3 wordings): “French Officials Announce Curfew for Some Parts of Paris” → “French Protests Turn Violent Again, but Massive Police Deployment Keeps Looting in Check”
The Guardian (10 wordings): “French PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests as he seeks partial curfews” → “Hundreds of thousands march across France in protests over schools and policing”
The Independent (6 wordings): “French PM calls for curfews tonight as fears grow of further violence amid protests” → “Protesters clash with police in Paris as demonstrations turn hostile across France”
The Sun (6 wordings): “CURFEW CRACKDOWN Rioters slapped with curfew as protests wreak havoc across France with streets on fire and Louvre blockade” → “STREETS OF CHAOS Riots rage across Europe as nearly 1,000 arrested in France and shops smashed up in Milan & Barcelona as dozens injured”
Townhall (4 wordings): “France Is Gearing Up for Another Massive Wave of Riots” → “The Riots in France Are Somehow Still Getting Worse Joe Chalfant”
Yahoo News (3 wordings): “France to deploy 70,000 police as students urge further protests” → “France protests begin under heavy security as police seek to prevent fresh unrest”

Every outlet's first headline (44), left to right by AllSides rating

Current Affairs Why Don’t Americans Protest Like the French? Oct 23, 4 PM ET
HuffPost France Calm Under Night Curfews As Government Awaits New Weekend Protests Oct 20, 5 AM ET
Slate The French Protests Are a Warning Oct 24, 10 AM ET
The Guardian French PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests as he seeks partial curfews Oct 19, 8 AM ET
ABC News France protests cool after overnight curfews in Paris, major cities, PM says Oct 20, 5 AM ET
AP French prime minister calls for limited curfews to curb rioting and looting Oct 19, 12 PM ET
Business Insider Boarded-up windows, museums closed to visitors: How businesses in Paris are preparing for another day of protests Oct 24, 7 AM ET
CBS News France vows to crack down after protests spiral out of control Oct 19, 10 AM ET
CNBC France curfews calm unrest as Macron faces criticism over Gulf trip Oct 20, 8 AM ET
CNN French officials explore curfews after weekend of chaos and protests spreading across Europe Oct 19, 9 AM ET
Los Angeles Times France on edge as curfews imposed to curb rioting and looting Oct 19, 8 PM ET
NBC News France moves to impose curfews as it reels from worst violence in years Oct 19, 7 PM ET
NPR France announces nightly curfews 'for as long as necessary' in Paris and other cities Oct 21, 2 AM ET
New York Times France to Extend Curfews After Calm Night Follows Days of Riots Oct 20, 9 AM ET
PBS NewsHour French authorities impose curfews after weekend rioting Oct 19, 8 PM ET
Semafor France braces ahead of planned weekend protests Oct 23, 7 AM ET
The Independent French PM calls for curfews tonight as fears grow of further violence amid protests Oct 19, 9 AM ET
Time France Imposes Partial Curfews After Police 'Lost Control' of Protests Oct 19, 4 PM ET
Yahoo News France to deploy 70,000 police as students urge further protests Oct 23, 6 PM ET
BBC French PM calls for cities to impose curfews after violent weekend protests Oct 19, 11 AM ET
Bloomberg France to Set Curfews After Weekend Riots, Lecornu Says Oct 19, 8 AM ET
Chicago Tribune Paris police issue overnight curfew in 2 areas of French capital to try to prevent further disorder Oct 19, 2 PM ET
Financial Times France considers new curfews as restrictions quell unrest Oct 20, 6 AM ET
Foreign Policy France Orders Curfews Amid Widespread Rioting Oct 19, 5 PM ET
Fortune It’s not just France — Protesters are marching across Europe as part of the newly formed ‘Oct. 17 Movement’ Oct 24, 2 PM ET
News Nation France's prime minister calls for localized curfews in cities to curb rioting and looting Oct 19, 10 AM ET
Reason France's Protests Descend Into Looting and Property Destruction Oct 21, 6 PM ET
Reuters French Prime Minister calls for partial curfews after weekend riots Oct 19, 8 AM ET
Scripps News Europe Curfews imposed as France confronts widespread violence and looting AP via Scripps News Group Oct 20, 9 AM ET
Straight Arrow News French museums closed as officials brace for another weekend of protests Oct 23, 12 PM ET
Just the News France imposes curfews in major cities after weekend of rioting Oct 19, 6 PM ET
The Dispatch What the French Protests Can Teach Americans Oct 21, 5 PM ET
The Epoch Times French Officials Announce Curfew for Some Parts of Paris Oct 19, 4 PM ET
The Sun CURFEW CRACKDOWN Rioters slapped with curfew as protests wreak havoc across France with streets on fire and Louvre blockade Oct 19, 10 AM ET
Washington Examiner France prepares for another round of weekend protests Oct 23, 12 PM ET
Breitbart France on Fire : Riots Spiral Looters Target Homes Curfew Announced Oct 19, 1 PM ET
Fox News LOUVRE turns away tourists amid violence Oct 24, 10 PM ET
IJR France Imposes Local Curfews After Riots Oct 19, 10 AM ET
New York Post French cities saw calm under night curfews, but student unions and yellow vests plan new protests Saturday as over 2,500 remain in custody. Oct 20, 8 AM ET
Newsmax France's PM Calls for Localized Curfews in Cities to Curb Rioting and Looting Oct 19, 9 AM ET
OAN France: Paris police enforce overnight curfews in targeted zones to quell unrest Oct 19, 9 PM ET
Red State Chaos in France: Rioting Spreads to Paris Oct 24, 2 PM ET
The Daily Signal France Wants Curfews in Some Areas After Weekend of Riots Oct 19, 10 AM ET
Townhall France Is Gearing Up for Another Massive Wave of Riots Oct 22, 1 PM ET

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

BBC News123 min

CNN40 min

Fox News33 min

Protests in more than 100 places across France BBC News, 19 min
Protesters clash with police in French cities BBC News, 18 min
France protests BBC News, 13 min
France announces curfews in northern cities BBC News, 11 min
France to deploy 70,000 security personnel today BBC News, 10 min
FRANCE ON HIGH ALERT AHEAD OF NEXT ROUND OF PROTESTS CNN, 8 min
France prepares for a day of protests BBC News, 7 min
Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests BBC News, 6 min

📻 On the radio

NPR News Now, Oct 25, 2:10 AM ET: story 4 of 8
NPR News Now, Oct 24, 11:10 PM ET: story 5 of 8
NPR News Now, Oct 24, 9:09 PM ET: story 4 of 7
ABC News Update, Oct 24, 7:32 PM ET: story 3 of 4
ABC News Update, Oct 24, 6:32 PM ET: story 2 of 4
ABC News Update, Oct 24, 5:32 PM ET: story 2 of 3
NPR News Now, Oct 24, 5:09 PM ET: story 3 of 5
ABC News Update, Oct 24, 4:32 PM ET: story 3 of 3
NPR News Now, Oct 24, 4:09 PM ET: the lead
ABC News Update, Oct 24, 3:32 PM ET: story 5 of 5
ABC News Update, Oct 24, 1:32 PM ET: story 3 of 4
NPR News Now, Oct 24, 12:09 PM ET: story 4 of 7

🎙️ Shows, investigators, satire

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what people online made of it

🧶 Retold online

French authorities are imposing curfews and increasing security in response to widespread riots and looting. Oct 22: told by 6 people; told before on Oct 21

On Folklore: the latest in full, with their motifs and who is telling them.

🗣️ names in it: France French Prime Minister Lecornu Ultra-left French PM

what the fact-checkers looked into

the running story it belongs to

🧵 Paris protests disrupt NFL game

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Oct 5, 7 AM ET
Trump blames France protests on migration and Islam
Oct 6, 2 PM ET
French student protests continue amid escalating tensions and government response
Oct 4, 1 PM ET
Greta Thunberg joins French student protests
Oct 13, 6 PM ET
Protesters rally across France with clashes and looting
Oct 17, 9 PM ET
French president vows to hold accountable those involved in protests
Oct 19, 7 AM ET
Protesters block access to Louvre museum in Paris
Oct 19, 3 PM ET
Far-left activist arrested after historic town hall fire in limoges
Oct 19, 10 AM ET
Trump references French riots in midterm campaign
Oct 18, 1 PM ET
France experiences riots and unrest following fuel price protests
Oct 17, 11 AM ET
Macron criticizes foreign leaders for 'stupid' comments on French riots
Oct 21, 10 AM ET
Louvre and other museums close Saturday due to protest concerns
Oct 23, 11 PM ET
France bans non-union protests amid unrest
Oct 22, 10 AM ET
Mass protests in France lead to nearly 1,000 arrests
Oct 24, 10 PM ET
French police use tear gas and water cannons during protests (this story)
Oct 19, 9 AM ET
NFL cancels Paris fan event amid protests
Oct 20, 10 AM ET

French police use tear gas and water cannons during protests

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🧵 Paris protests disrupt NFL game