Overview
- On France 5’s C dans l’air, Cyril Dion said Islamist terrorism caused 273 deaths in France from 2012 to 2023 compared with 500,000 to 1,000,000 deaths from air pollution over ten years.
- The remarks were made during a segment tied to COP30 and were quickly clipped and circulated across social networks.
- The SCSI police union denounced the comparison as a “terrible indécence,” saying it minimized Islamist terrorism.
- Journalist Hugo Clément criticized the statement as “indigne,” asking what message it sent to families of Nov. 13 victims.
- Reports note Dion did not cite sources for his figures on-air, and France Télévisions had not issued a public response as of Nov. 12.