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SNP minister wanted to offer advice to French politicians on hosting Olympics and Tour de France

January 2, 2024 Web Shared Hosting News 0


A prominent SNP minister was urged to offer advice to French politicians about how to host major sporting events like the Tour de France and the Olympics. Maree Todd highlighted the success of the Cycling World Championships in Scotland as the reason for this.

The Scottish Government’s sports minister headed out to Nice and Marseille in September to mark the start of the Rugby World Cup. Both those cities are twinned with Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively, and she met some local politicians while she was there.

We previously told how she was accused of boasting about the “amazing” time she had in France by angered Scots taxpayers. Ms Todd shared a video of her dancing the Dashing White Sergeant before going on to detail how she had enjoyed: “…an amazing meal at the Nice School of…


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Manure dumped at French McDonald’s protesting meat supply not Israel

December 6, 2023 Web Shared Hosting News 0

Multiple posts on social media falsely claim that a video clip of a truckload of manure dumped outside a branch of McDonald’s in France shows a protest against Israel amid the conflict with Hamas.

A video circulating on platforms including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram shows a red tipper truck dumping a large pile of steaming manure in the forecourt of a McDonald’s restaurant.

One Facebook post states: “Protests have taken place in France by dumping animal dung in front of a McDonald’s branch supporting Israel.”

But the footage is unrelated to the conflict in the Middle East. The manure was dumped as part of a protest by French farmers against the fast food outlets McDonald’s and Burger King over claims that the chains do not source enough meat…


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