Los Angeles have been shaken with widespread disturbance after a series of immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) agency. What started as demonstrations against the agency, quickly increased, tear gas, hundreds of arrests, and transformed parts of the city into violent protest scenes.
On social media, the upheaval has given air to a wave of viral videos and dramatic claims; Many of them are misleading and tremendous.
The DW Fact Czech examined some widely shared people.
The old video is associated with opposition
claim: “LA overnight in LA: Illegal aliens lights were smelled with gasoline and lighting it.” It has been claimed in one Post on X With about 2.8 million ideas. With the claim, a video is shared, showing a group of young people putting gasoline on a jeep, before it explodes in flames. The same footage is widely shared with platforms YouTube And InstagramEveryone claims that it shows part of the current disturbance in Los Angeles.
DW fact check: Untrue.
The video is not related to the current opposition. It first appeared online in March 2024 and shows a street takeover in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, which is unrelated to the immigration raid or migrant protest.
A visible watermark in several versions of the clip link of an Instagram account regularly posts viral videos of car crash, explosion and street racing scenes. What video Published on that account On March 9, 2024.
A reverse image search leads to one daily Mail Article From March 2024, a group of people get to demonstrate their cars and driving capabilities when a group of people from the same video, characteristic of screenshots and description of street takeover. Finding the keywords related to the Hyde Park incident in Los Angeles, so confirm the original context of the video, receive additional reports and pictures from local outlets.
Cars have been set on fire during recent unrest in Los Angeles, as documented by photo agencies and verified news sources. However, this video does not show a current event.
Pictures are Of Individual ground Really from Afghanistan?
On Sunday, June 8, National Guard personnel started arriving after Los Angeles Order By We President Donald Trump. The images of the subject sleeping on the ground went viral Many platforms (eg) X And Instagram) And are accompanied by different claims. Some? Criticize Trump To deploy soldiers without taking adequate forecasting. Among them is California ‘S Democratic GoDaringNoR Gavin newsoma Who is a terrible critic TrumpHis Post on X Which included photos, more than 30 is seen MIlian Times. HeyTharas The allegations are old and are out of reference.
Claim, In This post on XWith more than 49,000 ideas at the time of writing, claim is shared The photographer was taken in Afghanistan in 2021. The same claim has been made This tikok video Which has been viewed over 215000 times,
DW fact check, Untrue
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We reached out San francisco chronicTo get more detailed information. The famous newspaper confirmed and shared the authenticity of pictures In the article In which it responds to the circulating claims, which shows the photographer out of the context. This includes a comment from the US Department of Defense that has been created by the fact investigation organization SnovesSo confirming that the photographer seems to be “authentic.”
