Reported 12 months ago
A video circulating online claiming to show a Paris church igniting the Olympic torch was actually footage of the traditional Easter celebration 'Scoppio del Carro' in Florence, Italy, where a bishop ignites a rocket shaped like a dove, triggering fireworks. The later part of the video showed a firework display by German band Rammstein, unrelated to the Paris Olympics. The original source of the video was traced back to Italy and Germany, confirming the misinformation. The video is a mix of two different events and does not involve the Paris Olympics, making the claim false.
Source: YAHOO