# Truth or Fake - ‘I’m alive’: Paris street medic isn’t dead, despite viral claims he was killed by police

> Antoine said he had stepped in front of a water cannon to identify himself as a medic, before being struck on the head with a baton: 'I stepped in front of it to show I was harmless - I had 'medic' written on an armband on my side. What I do remember is getting hit in the head from behind. I was half-unconscious, then something hit me in the back.'

- Published: 2026-10-20T21:02:41.920Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T21:02:41.920Z
- 1 source
- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Antoine, Boulevard Magenta, Paris, Place de la République, Volunteer street medic (unaffiliated), a man

## How it developed

- 2026-10-20T21:02:41.920Z - France 24 English: [Truth or Fake - ‘I’m alive’: Paris street medic isn’t dead, despite viral claims he was killed by police](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20261020-i-m-alive-paris-street-medic-isn-t-dead-despite-viral-claims-he-was-killed-by-police)

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