A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of the lighting of the Olympic torch in Paris.

Lighting of the olympic torch, from a París church. Spectacular! pic.twitter.com/f9Okd0ZYCN

— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) July 26, 2024

Verdict: False

The video cuts together an Easter Sunday celebration and a fireworks display at a concert.

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Gymnast Simone Biles is now the most decorated Olympic Gymnast of all time, CNN reported. Biles broke the record after Team USA won gold in the women’s team finals.

A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, purports to show footage from the Olympics. The video shows Church leaders in a cathedral light a fuse connected to a firework in the shape of a dove that flies out of the building, the video then cuts to a firework display outside.

The caption reads, “Lighting of the olympic torch, from a París church. Spectacular!”

The claim is inaccurate. The first portion of the video dates back to a 2023 Easter Sunday celebration in Florence, Italy.

The second portion is also unrelated to the current Olympic games. The video shows fireworks at a concert by German band Rammstein in May 2023. Images of the concert can be seen on the band’s Instagram. (RELATED: Does This Map Depict Churches And Cathedrals That Have Caught Fire In France?)

@at0222am #rammstein #rammsteinlive #sonne ♬ original sound – let it be ♫

The lighting ceremony did occur in Paris. NBC News shared the video of the cauldron being lit to commence the Paris games.

This is not the first time the 2024 Olympics has been the center of misinformation online. Check Your Fact recently debunked a claim Lebron James was rejected from being the flag bearer during the event.