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The [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human_Rights|United Nations Human Rights Office]] issued a statement on 30 June urging France to seriously address the "deep-rooted issues of racism and racial discrimination" within its law enforcement agencies,<ref name="echos" /> and by 2 July, the United States, Turkey, Canada, and several European countries, including the United Kingdom and Norway, had recommended caution to their citizens in France, and warned tourists to stay away from areas affected by the protests.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 July 2023 |title=France riots: quieter night reported across the country despite hundreds of arrests |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/02/france-riots-quieter-night-reported-across-the-country-despite-close-to-500-arrests |access-date=2 July 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702033406/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/02/france-riots-quieter-night-reported-across-the-country-despite-close-to-500-arrests |archive-date=2 July 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Government of Canada |title=France travel advice |url=https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/france |website=Government of Canada |date=16 November 2012 |access-date=2 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426130649/https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/france |archive-date=1 July 2023}}</ref>
=== Misinformation ===
Misinformation about the protests was promoted by [[Far-right politics|far-right]] and [[Opposition to immigration|anti-migrant]] social media users to discredit the protesters, cultural minorities in France, and the country's immigration policies. [[Hindu nationalism|Hindu nationalists]] also promoted misinformation targeting Muslims.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Dejaifve |first=Aude |date=4 July 2023 |title=Riots in France: Misinformation spread to discredit protesters, French immigration policies |language=en |work=The Observers |publisher=[[France24]] |url=https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20230704-france-riots-protests-nahel-shooting-misinformation-debunked |url-status=live |access-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705144750/https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20230704-france-riots-protests-nahel-shooting-misinformation-debunked |archive-date=5 July 2023}}</ref> [[Logically (company)|Logically]], a British disinformation analysis firm, found that [[Islamophobia|islamophobic]] narratives about the protests gained momentum in India and the United States, with several leaders and supporters of India's [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] blaming Muslims for the violence.<ref name=":1" />
Video clips falsely linked to the protests were shared on social media, including footage from ''[[The Fate of the Furious]]'' of cars falling from a building,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kulsum |first=Umme |date=3 July 2023 |title=Video from Fast and Furious 8 shared as violence in France |url=https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-video-from-fast-and-furious-8-shared-as-violence-in-france |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703133018/https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-video-from-fast-and-furious-8-shared-as-violence-in-france |archive-date=3 July 2023 |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=[[Logically (company)|Logically]] |language=en}}</ref> a video of a fire at a parking lot in Australia,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kulkarni |first=Ankita |date=3 July 2023 |title=Video of fire at a parking lot in Australia linked to protests in France |url=https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-video-of-fire-at-a-parking-lot-in-australia-linked-to-protests-in-france |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703133018/https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-video-of-fire-at-a-parking-lot-in-australia-linked-to-protests-in-france |archive-date=3 July 2023 |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=Logically |language=en}}</ref> footage taken at a music concert in Mexico,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kulkarni |first=Ankita |date=3 July 2023 |title=Video from music concert in Mexico falsely linked to France protests |url=https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-video-from-music-concert-in-mexico-falsely-linked-to-france-protests |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703133019/https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-video-from-music-concert-in-mexico-falsely-linked-to-france-protests |archive-date=3 July 2023 |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=Logically |language=en}}</ref> and a 2020 clip showing a [[Louis Vuitton]] store in [[Portland, Oregon]] in the United States being looted during the [[George Floyd protests]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Fichera |first1=Angelo |last2=Ramírez |first2=Leon |date=3 July 2023 |title=Clip of looting at Louis Vuitton store in Portland misrepresented as French protests |language=en |work=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-video-louis-vuitton-looting-video-france-759395903810 |url-status=live |access-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704125851/https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-video-louis-vuitton-looting-video-france-759395903810 |archive-date=4 July 2023}}</ref> A pro-Russian Twitter account shared a video of a man with a rifle on a roof, falsely claiming that the man was a sniper on Paris's rooftops.<ref name=":0" />
[[Paul Golding]], leader of the [[Far-right politics in the United Kingdom|British far-right]] party [[Britain First]], shared a June 2020 video of armed men and falsely described it as "armed rioters show[ing] off their arsenal of weapons in France."<ref name=":0" /> He also shared a February 2022 video of a robbery at the Merced Mall in [[California]] with the caption "Immigrant hordes loot a jewellery shop in France",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doak |first=Sam |date=3 July 2023 |title=No, this video does not show looters robbing a jewelry store in France |url=https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-no-this-video-does-not-show-looters-robbing-a-jewelry-store-in-france |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705144741/https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-no-this-video-does-not-show-looters-robbing-a-jewelry-store-in-france |archive-date=5 July 2023 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Logically |language=en}}</ref> which he subsequently deleted.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kulsum |first=Umme |date=5 July 2023 |title=Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment dominate misinformation around France violence |url=https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/islamophobia-immigrant-narratives-france-violence |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705144742/https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/islamophobia-immigrant-narratives-france-violence |archive-date=5 July 2023 |access-date=5 July 2023 |website=[[Logically (company)|Logically]] |language=en}}</ref>
A fake press release supposedly from the Interior Ministry circulated on social media. It claimed that Internet access would be temporarily restricted in certain areas of the country. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs issued a statement on [[Twitter]] saying that no such decision had been made.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marcelo |first=Philip |date=3 July 2023 |title=French government dispels fake press release claiming internet will be restricted during unrest |language=en |work=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/ap-fact-check/french-government-dispels-fake-press-release-claiming-internet-will-be-restricted-during-unrest-000001891e02d650a7cf1fe68d3f0000 |url-status=live |access-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704125851/https://apnews.com/ap-fact-check/french-government-dispels-fake-press-release-claiming-internet-will-be-restricted-during-unrest-000001891e02d650a7cf1fe68d3f0000 |archive-date=4 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirmani |first=Toibah |date=4 July 2023 |title=No, France has not imposed a lockdown or internet blackout amid protests |url=https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-no-france-has-not-imposed-a-lockdown-or-internet-blackout-amid-protests |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705144740/https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-no-france-has-not-imposed-a-lockdown-or-internet-blackout-amid-protests |archive-date=5 July 2023 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Logically |language=en}}</ref>
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