Christmas Market

Tényleg iszlamisták vették körbe a bécsi karácsonyi vásárt, hogy provokálják a keresztényeket? Nem ez nem igaz: az állítást megfogalmazó videó arról mutat felvételeket, ahogy egy Palesztina-párti felvonulás békésen elhaladt az egyik bécsi karácsonyi vásár mellett. A demonstrálók nem vették körbe a vásárt, amit a Lead Storiesnak az eseményt biztosító Bécsi Rendőrkapitányság is megerősített. Az állítás egy TikTok videóban jelent meg…

Did a muezzin, an Islamic official who proclaims the Muslim call to prayer, sing at a 2023 Christmas market in Berlin? No, that's not true: The event at which the man was singing was not a Christmas market and was not in Berlin. The claim appeared in a Hungarian-language video (archived here) on TikTok on December 24, 2023, under the…

Are Germans afraid to use the word "Weihnachtsmarkt" (Christmas market) and therefore use "Lichtermarkt" (market of lights) or "Märchenmarkt" (fairy tale market) so as not to offend Muslims living in the country by using an expression referring to Christian religion? No, that's not true: Even cities used the word Christmas market on their official websites in December 2023 to publicize…

Did "Palestinian terrorists" carry out five attacks that killed hundreds of people in France, Belgium and Germany? No, that's not true: The perpetrators were of Arab origin but were not Palestinians. All have been linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an Islamic extremist group that is not the same as Hamas, the Palestinian political party…