Viral Video of Stolen Christmas Trees is From 2018, Not Immigrant Protest

A viral video showing people grabbing Christmas trees is being used to falsely claim immigrants are destroying the holiday spirit in France. The footage shows individuals seizing trees from a store. Some social media users, including a spokesperson for a far-right French political party, have claimed it shows immigrants targeting Christmas traditions. This claim is false. The video is not current and does not involve immigrants. The clip is from 2018. It shows a store being looted during the "yellow vests" protests, a series of demonstrations over economic policy that occurred years ago. The video has resurfaced online with a new, misleading description.