How do you predict the future? The Free Forum Edition 4
The Free Forum is an international, interscholastic publication with contributions from the LSE, UCL, ULIP, American University of Paris, and Sciences Po.
British journalist based in Paris, South of France, and UK. Currently completing a Joint MA in Journalism & International Affairs at Sciences Po Paris. Prior experience at France 24 Television, Agence France Presse, France Télévisions, and occasional contribution to various independent publications.
Recent Work
AI image does not show French spy caught in Burkina Faso
“French spy has been captured by captain Ibrahim Traoré, president of Burkina Faso,” reads the caption accompanying a TikTok video posted on May 2, 2025. The post was shared more than 2,400 times. The video includes a static image that appears to show Burkina Faso’s president standing next to a man wearing an army uniform, who has blood on his face and is holding his hands in the air. Several TikTok users have claimed that the man in the image is a French spy who was caught posing as a journalist...
Old video falsely claimed to show recent Israeli strikes on Iran
“Scenes of Israeli missiles falling on the Iranian capital, Tehran,” reads the caption on a video published on Facebook on June 13, shortly after Israel launched air strikes on Iran. The post was shared more than 40 times before it was deleted. The video appears to show rockets falling from the sky, identified by a red flash and rising smoke. Israel’s strikes on June 13, 2025, killed the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, and senior Revolutionary Guards commanders Hossei...
Daesh Hostage Trial 2025
French journalist Nicolas Hénin spent 10 months held captive and tortured by Islamic State jihadists in Syria, in 2013. Over a decade later, he was able to face his jailers in an historic court case in Paris. Among them was Mehdi Nemmouche, a French man, radicalised in prison in northern France. Today, Nicolas - thanks to this court case - has been able to put this tragic moment behind him, and now works to prevent violent extremism in western societies.
