A video of a violent mob trashing police vehicles and public property has been uploaded, claiming to be from a recent demonstration against Israel’s Eurovision participation in Malmo, Sweden.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @RealBababanaras added “Muslim migrants who were given shelter in Sweden are destroying Swedish tax payers’ property because an Israeli singer took part in Eurovision.” on May 10, 2024. The tweet has received an about 24.4k views on X.
Muslim migrants who were given shelter in Sweden are destroying Swedish tax payers’ property because an Israeli singer took part in Eurovision.
— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) May 10, 2024
Just think India 🇮🇳..this is their universal tendency pic.twitter.com/ITnhriqONz
Several other accounts, including @MeghUpdates, @TheHarrisSultan, @taximike made the same claim that it captured the recent demonstration against Israel’s Eurovision participation in Sweden’s Malmo. It features an agitated crowd demolishing police cars and public property. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this is an outdated video that captures unrest during the 2009 Malmo Davis Cup. It is unrelated to the current protest by proponents of Palestine. So, the claim that it is to be from the recent protest against Israel’s Eurovision participation in Sweden’s Malmo, the video has surfaced online that depicts a ferocious crowd demolishing police cars and public property in Malmo is absolutely not true at all. The video was uploaded in Youtube on May 15, 2009.
Check out the Youtube Video:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) May 11, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a violent mob destroying police vehicles and public property has been shared claiming to be of the recent protest against Israel’s Eurovision participation in Sweden’s Malmo. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/PjLMDNXV14
Intent:
nfluencers circulate old videos and link to the recent protest against Israel in Sweden to set their narrative. A video that shows a violent mob destroying police vehicles and public property has been shared claiming to be of the recent protest against Israel’s Eurovision participation in Sweden’s Malmo. Firstly, this is an outdated clip that captures protests during the 2009 Malmo Davis Cup. The protest that supporters of Palestine are currently holding is unrelated to this.
Conclusion:
Claim : Claiming to be from the recent demonstration against Israel’s Eurovision participation in Sweden’s Malmo, a video was posted on the internet that shows a furious crowd destroying police cars and public property.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video showing unrest during the Davis Cup in Malmo in 2009. It has nothing to do with the ongoing protest by Palestine supporters.
