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Fact-Check Questions 90% Claim on Far-Right Political Violence After Deranque Killing

Le Figaro reports the oft-repeated figure relies on a single study with methodological weaknesses.

Des banderoles et des fumigènes sont déployés lors d’une manifestation en soutien à La Jeune Garde, près de la préfecture de Lyon, le 6 mai 2025.
Un panneau pend à une fenêtre d’un bâtiment alors que des gens se rassemblent pour participer à une marche en hommage à Quentin Deranque, un jeune activiste d’extrême droite battu à mort lors d’une violente attaque par des activistes d’extrême gauche, à Lyon, France, le 21 février 2026.

Overview

  • Le Figaro scrutinizes the assertion, cited widely after Quentin Deranque’s death, that 90% of political violence in France is perpetrated by the far right.
  • The article notes the figure was promoted by LFI deputy Éric Coquerel on February 23 on BFMTV.
  • The newspaper says the percentage is extrapolated from a study by a sociologist presented as close to La France insoumise.
  • The fact-check highlights several methodological biases and finds the claim imprecise and fragile.
  • The debate over responsibility for political violence has intensified following Deranque’s fatal lynching, described by the paper as carried out by antifascist militants.