Paris authorities scotch rumours of radioactive tap water as 'fake news'
by Kim Willsher in Paris from Environment | The Guardian on (#4KN78)
Viral message claims water has harmful tritium levels as country faces heatwave
As 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".
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