Another post uses an old video from 2017 to allegedly show a march, when it originally depicted a celebration for Polish independence in Warsaw.
Several specific examples illustrate this online disinformation, starting with a sequence where a caption urgently asserts that the army was deployed in the streets of Portugal.
These publications shared on social networks aim either to give the image of a Europe which is sinking into chaos, or simply to generate clicks and generate money while this movement is also present among our European neighbors.
The latest misleading video concerns Italy, with one account posting the footage explaining that the scene takes place in the country during a demonstration against rising fuel prices.
Many misleading videos concerning European mobilizations are currently circulating on the X platforms, TikTok or Instagram.
In reality, this second misleading video certainly takes place in the streets of Porto, but it is in fact images of the preparations for the “Army Days” which took place until Sunday October 25. In France, demonstrations against the high cost of living and to demand more resources for high schools brought together 800,000 people on October 24 according to the unions, and 410,000 according to the police.
Demonstrations against the high cost of living and to demand more resources for high schools brought together 800,000 people in France on October 24 according to the unions, and 410,000, according to the police.
In reality, this video is old, it dates from 2017 and it shows a march to celebrate Polish independence in Warsaw.