Paris authorities scotch rumours of radioactive tap water as `fake news`
(The Guardian France)

Viral message claims water has harmful tritium levels as country faces heatwaveAs France faces a scorching new heatwave this week, Paris authorities have urged residents to keep calm and carry on drinking tap water after rumours spread that the capital´s water supplies had been contaminated with harmful levels of the radioactive isotope tritium.The Paris region prefecture insisted the city´s tap water did not present any risk for public health and said rumours circulating on social media were `fake news`. Continue reading...