A claim circulating widely on social media suggests that the presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron (En Marche!), is planning to reduce the hourly rates paid to volunteer firefighters and to cut benefits for professional firefighters, particularly bonuses.
Fake news!
The post, which appeared on Facebook at around 1 pm on Wednesday, had already been shared more than 10,500 times and attracted hundreds of comments. It took the Secours Info editorial team a few minutes to receive confirmation from the party that the information was false.