These Images Do Not Show Recent Protests Against Kaïs Saïed
The Claim
The pictures depict thousands of citizens in Al-Thawra Street protesting against Kaïs Saïed.
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Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar has investigated the claim and found it misleading.
Our team looked up the pictures using the Google reverse search and found that they are old and not related to the recent protests in Tunisia.
The first picture was uploaded to Reuters Photo Store on 14th October 2019.
Photo description: The picture was uploaded to Reuters in 2019.
The picture was also uploaded to Radio France Internationale (RFI) and to other websites in October 2019, reporting exit polls about Kaïs Saïed’s participation in the Tunisian presidency elections.
Photo description: The picture was uploaded to the RFI website.
The second picture was uploaded to the AFP website, and it shows Tunisian citizens celebrating the victory of Kaïs Saïed in Tunisia's presidential runoff on October 13, 2019.
Photo description: The photo depicts celebrations of the victory of Kaïs Saïed in 2019.
The third picture was also taken during the celebrations by Fethi Belaid for Agence France Presse (AFP) and uploaded to their website on October 13th, 2019.
