{"id":590983,"date":"2021-07-14T13:20:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T17:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=590983"},"modified":"2021-07-14T13:20:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T17:20:58","slug":"fact-check-does-this-photo-show-a-july-12-protest-in-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-a-july-12-protest-in-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show A July 12 Protest In Cuba?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-photo-show-a-july-12-protest-in-cuba%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=590983&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233949144-scaled-e1626211629515.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/303371154019205\/posts\/549288262760825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows anti-government protesters in Cuba on July 12.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image actually shows a 2011 protest in Alexandria, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amid <a href=\"https:\/\/wsj.com\/articles\/cuba-protests-whats-happening-11626112390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">widespread anti-government protests<\/a> in Cuba, social media users have been sharing a photo that shows thousands of people gathered in a street. One such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/303371154019205\/posts\/549288262760825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 12 Facebook post<\/a> claims in the caption that the picture shows Cubans protesting \u201ctoday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, a closer examination of the photo indicates it does not depict an anti-government demonstration that recently occurred in Cuba. Multiple protesters in the picture appear to be waving flags that resemble those of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/flag-of-Egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Egypt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/flag-of-Yemen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yemen<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/flag-of-Syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Syria<\/a> rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/flag-of-Cuba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cuba<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/09\/10\/fact-check-cuban-farmer-executed-castro-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Image Claims To Show Cuban Farmer Before Being Executed For Refusing To Work For The Castro Regime)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found the picture in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/timeline-one-year-since-egypts-arab-spring-334766-Jan2012\/#slide-slideshow15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2012 article<\/a> from TheJournal.ie that discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/middle-east\/arab-spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2011 Arab Spring uprising<\/a> in Egypt. The caption for the photo in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/timeline-one-year-since-egypts-arab-spring-334766-Jan2012\/#slide-slideshow15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TheJournal.ie article<\/a> states it was taken in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in February 2011 and credits it to the Associated Press and Tarek Fawzy.<\/p>\n<p>What appears to be a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apimages.com\/metadata\/Index\/Mideast-Egypt\/a989c47b844c4a319ab711ee47f7aa3d\/62\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">higher resolution version<\/a> of the photo can be found on AP Images. The caption for the picture on AP Images confirms it was taken in Egypt over a decade ago during an anti-government protest against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Hosni-Mubarak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak<\/a>, not during a demonstration in Cuba this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThousands of Egyptian anti-government protesters march in Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apimages.com\/metadata\/Index\/Mideast-Egypt\/a989c47b844c4a319ab711ee47f7aa3d\/62\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reads<\/a> the caption. \u201cMubarak has refused to step down or leave the country, and instead handed his administrative powers to his vice president Omar Suleiman on Thursday, remaining president and ensuring control over the reform process, prompting mass protests by anti-Mubarak demonstrators.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook allegedly shows anti-government protesters in Cuba on July 12.Verdict: False The image actually shows a 2011 protest in Alexandria, Egypt. 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