It has been claimed that people in Spain are supporting Palestine in a video showing a huge crowd.
Allah Islam Quran (“@AllahGreatQuran“) shared the picture of the huge crowd from Spain and wrote “Spain today. From the river to the sea Palestine will be free”. The tweet was made on Nov 13,2023 and has received an about 265.8k views. The tweet was later deleted by the user. The archive can be read from above.
Actual Truth About the Video from Spain : Fact
In actuality, the video from Spain depicts tens of thousands of people opposing acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s intentions to pardon Catalan separatists in exchange for support for a further term in office. It is unrelated to the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Reuters (“@Reuters“) made a tweet on Nov 12,2023 with the caption “Tens of thousands of people protested across Spain against acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s plans to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support for another term in office”. It clearly shows that the claim made by the users is misleading and it has nothing to do with the current war between Israel and Hamas.
Tens of thousands of people protested across Spain against acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s plans to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support for another term in office https://t.co/k6ln3o3Ibx pic.twitter.com/bKXTI9Y3Fm
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 12, 2023
Check out the original full video here:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 14, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of a huge crowd has been shared claiming that people are supporting #Palestine in Spain. the fact is that this video shows tens of thousands of people protesting across Spain against acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s plans (1/2) pic.twitter.com/Aqn9AnrXPI
Intent:
To set their propaganda over the conflict, propagandists are disseminating out-of-context videos.
Conclusion:
Claim : Many social media users claimed that people in Spain are supporting Palestine by sharing a video of a huge crowd.
Fact : Tens of thousands of people are seen in this video protesting against acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s intentions to pardon Catalan separatists in exchange for backing for a second term in office, across all of Spain. The Israel-Palestine conflict is unrelated to it.
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