2018 Image Shared As A Child Pushing Against Police In Recent Canadian Protests
The Claim
The image depicts a young girl pushing against police during recent protests against the Canadian government's COVID-19 measures.
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Social media users have circulated a photograph of a young girl pushing against a row of police and claim it was taken during the recent demonstrations against the COVID-19 measures by the Canadian government.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar has investigated the claim and found it to be misleading. Our team has discovered an older source for the picture. Google Image Reverse Search has led us to find the photograph attached to an article on police training from the daily newspaper "Tagesspiegel," uploaded online on October 10, 2018.
The Berlin Police has tweeted earlier about the image circulating in misleading contexts. According to the tweet, the image shows police students at an open day in 2018. AFP fact-check platform has also debunked the picture as it was circulating in different claims.
The official capital portal has published more pictures from the open day, and the main image has nothing to do with the recent Canadian protests against COVID-19 measures. It was taken in 2018 in Berlin.
Description: The official capital portal has posted more pictures from the event.
