This Old Video Is Not Connected with Any Protest in Washington DC, Related to the Ongoing Israel-Hamas War! 

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is dominating international headlines, and social media has been flooded with viral content related to the ground situation. Among them, a considerable amount of content is misleading or false.

Therefore, it is important to be critical of any information you see online and to verify it from multiple sources before sharing it. Let’s look at a viral video that claimed to be a current protest in Washington DC, related to the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip.

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A video circulating on social media allegedly shows ongoing protests where protestors are rushing into houses in Washington, D.C., USA. It has indirectly suggested that this is connected to recent pro-Palestinian or ceasefire protests. 

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Fact Check:

Research on Ongoing Protests in Washington, DC : We conducted research to verify if there are ongoing protests related to the pro-Palestinian movement or ceasefire in Washington, DC. Our findings indicate that there are indeed recent protests related to these issues in the area. Details about those can be read from here and here. 

Reverse Image Search: To establish the authenticity and context of the video, we then conducted a reverse image search using the Invid We-Verify tool. The search results revealed that this video is not connected to the current situation. It is, in fact, a video from 2020, and it is related to George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C.

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Does this video, shared on social media, really depict a crowd of 'rioters and looters invading homes?'

No, the video shows a D.C. resident opening his home so that protesters can take cover during a citywide curfew in “black lives matter” protests in 2020. More details about it can be read here.

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Conclusion

The video showing protestors entering houses in Washington, D.C., is not related to the ongoing pro-Palestinian or ceasefire protests. It is a video from 2020, and it depicts a homeowner giving shelter to “black lives matter” protestors during a Police curfew, and not that of protestors forcibly entering a home.

This is a clear case of misleading information being spread with a false context. Therefore, verifying the source and context of any videos or images before drawing conclusions or sharing them is extremely crucial. It is essential to rely on credible sources and fact-checking tools to prevent the spread of misinformation.

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