In the backdrop of the beheading of a French teacher outside his school on October 16, 2020, a disturbing video of a Muslim woman attacked in a park has surfaced on social media platforms with a claim that it is from France. 

A Twitter user named Akshta shared the video saying it is from France. 

The same video is also being shared on Facebook with the caption, "Results from France started pouring in."

The video shows CCTV footage of a man walking up to a woman in a burkha; moments later he kicks the woman, as her children stand helpless.

The truth behind the claim 

In our investigation, we found that the claims shared with this video are misleading. The video dates back to July and is not from France, but from Russia. 

With the help of a reverse image search, we found Russian language articles from July 2020 featuring visuals from the same footage. According to one Russian news report, the incident occurred in Nizhnekamsk city in the Republic of Tatarstan, where a Muslim woman was brutally attacked in front of her children in a park. Tatarstan is a predominantly Muslim, Republic of Russia.

The accused is identified as a 34-year-old man, who allegedly attacked five other women including a pregnant woman, and was later arrested.

In conclusion, an old-unrelated video from Russia showing a Muslim woman attacked by a man is being falsely shared to show a Muslim woman attacked in France in the backdrop of the beheading of a French teacher.