As President Macron announced grand renovation plans for the Louvre museum in Paris, social media saw millions of views on a fake story about the star attraction – the Mona Lisa – being sold to finance the overhaul. The painting is not for sale, but is being moved to a new exhibition room. The falsehood originated from a French parody media, and spread further by a troll account who even joked about working at the parody company. Vedika Bahl debunks the false claim in Truth or Fake.
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