Video From 2020 Shared as Pro-Palestine Supporters Clashing With Police in Spain

The video dates back to November 2020, and shows anti-lockdown protestors clashing with the police in Barcelona.

Fact-Check | The video is old and is being shared with a misleading context.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video going viral on the internet claims that it shows pro-Palestine supporters clashing with the police in Spain's Barcelona amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

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At the time of writing this report, the video had recorded more than 35,000 views.

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What is the truth?: While the incident is from Barcelona, it could be traced back to November 2020. The video shows anti-lockdown protestors clashing with the police.

How did we find that out?: We extracted several keyframes from the viral video using a video verification tool, InVID, and performed a reverse image search on them.

• This directed us to a report in Daily Mail which carried the same video.

• On going the entire report, we found that the video showed protestors clashing with the police over COVID-19 restrictions in Barcelona. The report mentioned that the violence erupted after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez imposed a nationwide curfew on 25 October.

• It further said that a large group of people were seen running towards a police vehicle and pelted with various objects, including metal railings.

• It also carried visuals from the protests, where the situation turned violent.

The report was published on 2 November 2020.

(Source: Daily Mail/Screenshot)

Other sources: On performing a keyword search, we found the same video posted by an X user named 'Scarcity News'. It was uploaded on 2 November 2020.

News reports: According to Reuters, people opposing COVID-19 restrictions clashed with the police in the city. The incident saw about 50 demonstrators throwing fireworks and bricks at the police personnel.

The report was published on 31 October 2020.

(Source: Reuters/Screenshot)

A second wind?: The Quint had debunked the same video in November 2020 when it was being shared with a false claim that it shows police action in France.

We had fact-checked the same video in 2020.

(Source: The Quint)

Conclusion: An old video is being circulated on the internet to falsely claim that it shows pro-Palestine supporters clashing with the police in Barcelona, Spain.

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