BOTTOM FEEDERS PAINT “TEAR IT DOWN” on New Orleans’ Joan of Arc StatueHERE WE GO yet another statue of a military hero is reportedly under fire. This figure astride a horse was vandalized with the spray-painted words  Tear It Down .Who was this historical figure? General Lee? Stonewall Jackson? Nathan Bedford Forrest?No, this was a figure who hails from the north.Of France:The phrase  Tear it Down  was hastily sprayed in black paint across the base of the golden Joan of Arc statue on Decatur Street in the French Quarter sometime earlier this week. It has since been removed, with only the vaguest traces of the paint remaining. The  Tear it Down  tag would seem to relate to the debate surrounding the city s ongoing removal of four Confederate monuments. But the statue of Joan of Arc, a 15th-century military leader, martyr and Catholic saint, hasn t been mentioned in the controversy to this point.Amy Kirk Duvoisin, the founder of the annual Joan of Arc parade that ceremonially pauses at the statue on the first day of Carnival season, says she s confused by the vandalism. Surely, people realize she s not related to American history,  she said referring to the French icon.Nah, I wouldn t be so sure.KEEP JOAN OUT OF THIS!According to plaques accompanying the statue, the sculpture of Joan of Arc, who is also known as the Maid of Orleans, was  a gift of the people of France to the citizens of New Orleans  in 1972.On May 1 in Paris, the controversial former right-wing Nationalist Front Party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, known for his restrictive views on French immigration, led a rally at a duplicate golden statue of Joan of Arc in Paris.The Monumental Task Committee, an organization that describes itself as being devoted to  preserving, restoring and protecting monuments,  is soliciting for donations through its website to restore the Joan of Arc statue.Read more: NOLA politics
bottom feeders paint tear it down new orleans joan arc statuehere we go yet another statue military hero reportedly fire this figure stride horse vandalized words tear it down historical figure general lee stonewall jackson nathan before forest no figure hails france the phrase tear down hastily sprayed black paint across base golden joan arc statue decatur street french quarter sometime earlier week it since removed guest traces paint remaining the tear down tag would seem relate debate surrounding city ongoing removal four confederate monuments but statue joan arc military leader martyr catholic saint mentioned controversy kirk duvoisin founder annual joan arc parade ceremonial pauses statue first day carnival season says confused vandalism surely people realize related american history said referring french i joan out of this according plaques accompanying statue sculpture joan arc also known maid orleans gift people france citizens new orleans may paris controversial former nationalist front party leader le pen known restrictive views french immigration led rally duplicate golden statue joan arc monumental task committee organization describes devoted preserving restoring protecting monuments soliciting donations website restore joan arc nola politics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: BOTTOM FEEDERS PAINT “TEAR IT DOWN” on New Orleans’ Joan of Arc StatueHERE WE GO yet another statue of a military hero is reportedly under fire. This figure astride a horse was vandalized with the spray-painted words  Tear It Down .Who was this historical figure? General Lee? Stonewall Jackson? Nathan Bedford Forrest?No, this was a figure who hails from the north.Of France:The phrase  Tear it Down  was hastily sprayed in black paint across the base of the golden Joan of Arc statue on Decatur Street in the French Quarter sometime earlier this week. It has since been removed, with only the vaguest traces of the paint remaining. The  Tear it Down  tag would seem to relate to the debate surrounding the city s ongoing removal of four Confederate monuments. But the statue of Joan of Arc, a 15th-century military leader, martyr and Catholic saint, hasn t been mentioned in the controversy to this point.Amy Kirk Duvoisin, the founder of the annual Joan of Arc parade that ceremonially pauses at the statue on the first day of Carnival season, says she s confused by the vandalism. Surely, people realize she s not related to American history,  she said referring to the French icon.Nah, I wouldn t be so sure.KEEP JOAN OUT OF THIS!According to plaques accompanying the statue, the sculpture of Joan of Arc, who is also known as the Maid of Orleans, was  a gift of the people of France to the citizens of New Orleans  in 1972.On May 1 in Paris, the controversial former right-wing Nationalist Front Party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, known for his restrictive views on French immigration, led a rally at a duplicate golden statue of Joan of Arc in Paris.The Monumental Task Committee, an organization that describes itself as being devoted to  preserving, restoring and protecting monuments,  is soliciting for donations through its website to restore the Joan of Arc statue.Read more: NOLA politics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: bottom feeders paint tear it down new orleans joan arc statuehere we go yet another statue military hero reportedly fire this figure stride horse vandalized words tear it down historical figure general lee stonewall jackson nathan before forest no figure hails france the phrase tear down hastily sprayed black paint across base golden joan arc statue decatur street french quarter sometime earlier week it since removed guest traces paint remaining the tear down tag would seem relate debate surrounding city ongoing removal four confederate monuments but statue joan arc military leader martyr catholic saint mentioned controversy kirk duvoisin founder annual joan arc parade ceremonial pauses statue first day carnival season says confused vandalism surely people realize related american history said referring french i joan out of this according plaques accompanying statue sculpture joan arc also known maid orleans gift people france citizens new orleans may paris controversial former nationalist front party leader le pen known restrictive views french immigration led rally duplicate golden statue joan arc monumental task committee organization describes devoted preserving restoring protecting monuments soliciting donations website restore joan arc nola politics