Paris-2024 warns of the broadcast of a falsely signed message from the Games organizing committee announcing a series of temporary road closures in Île-de-France. A “usurpation” denounced by the organizers.
The organizers of the Paris Olympics denounced fake news on Friday with, since Thursday, the broadcast of a message evoking a litany of temporary closures of the Paris ring road, roads and highways in the Ile-de-France region over a period of one month including the Games. . A text circulating on social networks and private messaging services like Whatsapp, and falsely attributed to Paris-2024.
THE false message, consulted by AFP, announcement des closures “necessary to ensure the safety of athletes, spectators and residents“.
“Paris 2024 is not at the origin of the content that is broadcast, and strongly denounces this usurpation. Extensive investigations are carried out to identify the origin of this malicious content“, underline the organizers of the Olympic Games in a press release.
Paris-2024 reminds that the only reliable sources concerning the organization of transport during the Olympic Games are “the website of the Paris Police Prefecture” And “the site anticipaterlesjeux.gouv.fr which centralizes information“.
For several months, thehe Paris Olympics are the subject of multiple attempts to destabilize them on social networks.
“Paris-2024 will continue to monitor, in conjunction with the competent authorities, the veracity of the information circulating about the event and its organization.“, say the organizers of the Games in their press release.
