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France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 125 words · By Antonia KERRIGAN; Valentine ERBA
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Why it matters

The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Throughout World War II, discriminatory policies saw thousands of Romani, Sinti, Manush, Yenish and travellers displaced across France, imprisoned in vast internment camps and sent to exterm.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Throughout World War II, discriminatory policies saw thousands of Romani, Sinti, Manush, Yenish and travellers displaced across France, imprisoned in vast internment camps and sent to extermination camps in Eastern Europe.

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Claim 1: “Throughout World War II, discriminatory policies saw thousands of Romani, Sinti, Manush, Yenish and travellers displaced across France, imprisoned in vast internment camps and sent to extermination camps in Eastern Europe.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists mostly of dictionary definitions for the word 'during' and general Wikipedia entries about Spain, Vatican City, and general WWII war crimes. There is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming the displacement and internment of Romani, Sinti, Manush, Yenish, and travellers specifically within France.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During World War II, the Spanish State under Francisco Franco espoused neutrality as its official wartime policy. This neutrality wavered at times, and "strict neutrality" gave way to "non-belligerenc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_during_World_War_II
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vatican City under the leadership of Pope Pius XII opted to pursue a policy of neutrality during World War II. Although the city of Rome was occupied by Nazi Germany from September 1943 and the Allies…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City_during_World_War_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — World War II saw the largest scale of war crimes and crimes against humanity ever committed in an armed conflict, mostly against civilians and specific groups (e.g. Jews, Poles and other Slavs, homose…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_World_War_II
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Claim 2: “Eighty years ago, the last travellers were freed from French internment camps.”
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The Wikipedia result 'List of concentration and internment camps' specifically mentions the Crest concentration camp as a French camp for Gypsies and states that 'The last internees were released late in 1945'. Given the current date context (implied by the 2025/2026 dates in other search results), 1945 is approximately 80 years ago.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1979/1980 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979–80_French_Division_1
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 80 may refer to: 80 (number), the natural number following 79 and preceding 81 one of the years 80 BC, AD 80, 1980, 2080, 2180 B. B. King & Friends: 80, an album released in 2005 80 (Tolis Voskopoul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
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