Watch: Suspected sabotage causes Cannes power cut 'meltdown'
Watch: Suspected sabotage causes Cannes power cut 'meltdown'

The prestigious film festival was disrupted, about 160,000 homes were without power and businesses were left without power.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, with key claims supported by multiple sources. The main claims regarding the power cut, suspected sabotage, and disruption to the Cannes Film Festival are verified. There's a slight potential for bias in the use of the word "meltdown" in the title, but overall the reporting appears relatively neutral.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim:** Suspected sabotage causes Cannes power cut.
- Verification Source #1: Supports the claim of suspected sabotage.
- Verification Source #2: Supports the claim, mentioning a possible arson attack.
- Verification Source #5: Supports the claim of suspected sabotage and mentions a fire in a substation.
- Claim:** The prestigious film festival was disrupted.
- Verification Source #1: Mentions "Cannes is in a total slowdown, meltdown".
- Verification Source #2: States "Organisers of the international film festival say the...".
- Verification Source #5: States "Cannes Film Festival hit by 'malicious' outage".
- Claim:** About 160,000 homes were without power.
- Fail to cover:* None of the provided sources explicitly state the number of homes without power. This claim is unverified by the provided sources.
- Claim:** Businesses were left without power.
- Verification Source #1: Mentions "there's no coffee". This implies businesses were affected.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Agreement:** Multiple sources (Verification Source #1, #2, #5) agree that the power cut was suspected to be caused by sabotage.
- Agreement:** Multiple sources (Verification Source #1, #2, #5) agree that the Cannes Film Festival was disrupted by the power cut.
- Lack of Coverage:** None of the provided sources confirm the specific number of homes (160,000) affected by the power outage.
- Contradiction:** No contradictions were found among the provided sources.