Video Does Not Show Refugee or Migrant Assaulting Catholic Priest, Nor Was It Recorded in France

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Video Does Not Show Refugee or Migrant Assaulting Catholic Priest, Nor Was It Recorded in France
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🚨 This video was captured in Georgetown, Guyana, not France. Further, no reporting referred to the assailant as being a refugee or a migrant. Rather, local news stories said the man was believed to be 'destitute' and 'under the influence.'

A video recorded in France shows a refugee or migrant striking a Catholic priest during mass and stealing a Bible.The video was captured in Georgetown, Guyana, not France. Further, no reporting referred to the assailant as being a refugee or a migrant. Rather, local news stories said the man was believed to be"destitute" and"under the influence."

BBC disinformation journalist Shayan Sardarizadeh appeared to be the first person to research the matter and report the truth on Twitter. A man, believed to be of unsound mind walked up to Roman Catholic Bishop, Francis Alleyne and assaulted and robbed him while he was presiding over Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Brickdam, Georgetown.

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