Tens of thousands of people filled London’s streets, waving “#Dump Trump” signs as a giant inflatable baby resembling President Donald Trump hovered over the crowd, a Jan. 28 Instagram video shows.
“People around the world are protesting because Donald Trump is the president. The news is reporting nothing about this,” the Instagram post said.
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But the video does not show footage of global protests after Trump took office as the 47th president Jan. 20. A reverse-image search showed the video included clips from a July 13, 2018, protest, at which demonstrators opposed Trump’s first-presidential-term visit to the U.K..
We rate the claim that a video shows “people around the world” who are “protesting because Trump is the president False.
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- The video shows London protesters opposing President Donald Trump’s first-term visit to the United Kingdom in 2018.
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Instagram post (archived), Jan. 28, 2025
NBC News, Tens of thousands pack London streets to protest Trump visit, July 13, 2018
CNN, London protests send clear message to Trump: You’re not welcome, July 13, 2018
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