Viral photo of Antifa member 'beating up police officer in Charlottesville' is fake (independent, compared)

[katzpaw]

The image, which shows a man in an “Antifascist Action” jacket beating a fallen police officer, was shared widely after a white supremacist rally in Virginia turned violent. People shared the photo as evidence that “many sides” were to blame for the violence, as President Donald Trump had suggested.

The photo, however, is not from last weekend’s rally, but from a demonstration in Athens, Greece in 2009. In the original photo – which is available on Getty Images – there is no anti-fascist logo on the man’s jacket

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FACT CHECK: Antifa Member Photographed Beating Police Officer?

Viral photo of Antifa member 'beating up police officer in Charlottesville' is fake | The Independent

[Taratova]

I saw live the anti-protesters skuffleing with the police over and over and over live on tv. . Why would they make a fake video when there were many real attacks on police?

[katzpaw]

Originally Posted by Taratova

I saw live the anti-protesters skuffleing with the police over and over and over live on tv. . Why would they make a fake video when there were many real attacks on police?

...Because scuffling is tame compared to beating a downed policeman with a baseball bat.