Claim: Footage of riot police clashing with protesters outside the Georgian parliament surfaced on social media with a false claim that it showed American police unleashing water cannon on Gaza war protesters. The video in fact showed Georgian police dispersing demonstrators in the capital Tbilisi, where thousands gathered against a controversial "foreign influence" bill in April 2024.
Fact-check: Footage of Georgia police misrepresented as US crackdown on protesters
Verdict: footage of georgia police misrepresented as us crackdown on protesters
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Tommy Wang
Date published: 2024-05-21T05:14:00