From the Left · Read · October 21, 2026
Oct 19-20 · France imposes and extends curfews after weekend riots
CBS News: French government extends curfews after riots sweep across the country
Grade B (82/100). Curfews, arrests, budget squeeze
Lehrer score 82/100 (−18 unnamed source/unsourced figure: unattributed figure: “looted thousands of businesses this weekend”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.
One unsourced figure: “looted thousands of businesses this weekend”.
Agrees: Curfews in Paris and Lyon; 2,500+ in custody (Darmanin)
Splits: Adds the protests' school origins, debt figures and polls
- Met. Rule: assume there is at least one other side (Macron, Lecornu, Nuñez, protesters' demands)
- Broken. Rule: do nothing I cannot defend (attribute every figure) (“looted thousands of businesses this weekend”)
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