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On Sunday, October 19, four thieves broke into the Louvre in broad daylight and stole $102 million worth in jewels. Here's the kicker, it took only seven minutes to complete. Researchers are trying to figure out how such a guarded and secure museum was broken into in such a small span of time in the middle of the day. https://abcnews.go.com/International/thieves-robbed-louvre-minutes-minute-minute-breakdown-daring/story?id=126719610

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The claim that the Louvre jewel heist took seven minutes is mostly true. According to Reuters, French prosecutors said the robbery lasted between six and seven minutes before the thieves escaped with several royal jewels (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thieves-steal-jewels-louvre-paris-media-reports-2025-10-19/). TIME also reported the heist took about seven minutes from start to finish (https://time.com/7326868/louvre-robbery-museum-crown-jewels/).

However, PBS NewsHour cited officials saying it lasted four minutes (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/crown-jewels-stolen-from-louvre-in-4-minute-operation-by-thieves-in-broad-daylight). While reports differ slightly, all agree the heist was over in just a few minutes, making the seven-minute claim largely accurate from my research. 

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by Novice (600 points)

The claim is technically true. According to many sources such as USA Today, NBC News, and ABC News, the heist took a total of seven minutes to break into the Louvre Museum in Paris and steal eight pieces of jewelry worth millions in broad daylight at 9:30 a.m. But according to other sources such as Time and Independent, they were only inside the museum for less than four minutes, officials said. For example, in an article published by the New York Times, it is claimed that the heist took 8 minutes in total. While BBC News claims that the French Police “say the thieves were inside for four minutes”. With so many interfering statements from news sources of the same level of credibility, we cannot confidently claim that the Louvre Heist took exactly 7 minutes. 

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How thieves stole millions from the Louvre Museum in 7 minutes

Paris Louvre robbery: How thieves carried out a 7-minute museum heist in broad daylight

The Louvre robbery: A timeline of the brazen theft, investigation and first arrests - ABC News

Louvre: How Thieves Carried out Heist of ‘Priceless’ Napoleonic Jewels | TIME

Louvre heist timeline: How thieves stole €88m of jewellery in under eight minutes | The Independent

Everything we know about the Louvre jewellery heist

Louvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation - The New York Times

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