This is not a Video of Protests in the UK
The Claim
Video: Anti-lockdown protests in London.
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A viral video shared by thousands of Facebook users claimed the footage was an anti-lockdown protest in the UK. The video started circulating online after thousands gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on August 29 to protest against the country’s coronavirus restrictions.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar's Google reverse image search found the video tweeted by Paul Ronzheimer, a German reporter, on August 23, 2020.
Closer examination of the video shows that the people marching are holding white and red flags. If protesters were protesting against lockdown, they won’t protest raising colors of the ex-Soviet country's emboldened opposition. The video is not related to the UK or lockdown.
The footage shows an anti-government protest in Belarus in August 2020.
