Recently the photo of a seriously burned young man is circulating on Twitter, this alleged victim of a deafening grenade, on Saturday during act 10 of the yellow vests in Toulouse, is in fact a Canadian injured by the explosion of his electronic cigarette in 2016 .
THE E-CIGARETTE AND YELLOW VESTS IN A FAKE NEWS…
He is disfigured by severe burns that cover half of his face, his lips, his cheeks are crimson and he appears unconscious. Here is "Kevin", whose photo was posted on Monday on the Twitter account " Reacdirect "And who would have been a victim of a grenade sounding Saturday in Toulouse, as part of the Act 10 Vests yellow.
The author of the message launches a call on the social network to identify the injured person and invites those who have information to contact the Rangueil University Hospital. Broadcast in the midst of the controversy over police violence and the dangerousness of the weapons used by the police, this information is false, "one more fake news", as there have been thousands since November 17.
Kevin, probably injured by a grenade sounding during the 10 act in Toulouse. We are looking for his family, if you recognize him, contact the CHU Rangueil. pic.twitter.com/Moo4GMuG9L
- Reacdirect (@Reacdirect) 20th January 2019
In truth, "Kevin" would be Ty Greer, a 16-year-old Canadian in 2016. According to our colleagues from Journaldemontreal.com, this young Albertan had been seriously injured after his electronic cigarette had exploded in his face. The young man even has a dedicated space on the site Burn Survivor (Burn survivor). Sad use of an accident which in addition to discrediting the movement of "yellow vests" also puts the accent on an epiphenomenon: The degassing of batteries used for e-cigarettes.
Source : Ladepeche.fr - Journaldemontreal
