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By Srijit Das A montage of visuals showing a small rocket being lit inside a church and intercut with footage from a concert is circulating with the false claim that it shows the Olympic torch was lit in Paris, France. BOOM found that the video features visuals from two unrelated events: a traditional Easter ceremony in Italy and a glimpse from a concert by the German band Rammstein, neither of which are related to the Olympic torch lighting ceremony. On April 16, 2024, the torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Gameswas ignited in ancient Olympia following a traditional ceremony. Due to cloudy skie…

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