{"id":597429,"date":"2021-07-19T19:20:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T23:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=597429"},"modified":"2021-07-19T19:20:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T23:20:28","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-a-recent-anti-government-protest-in-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-a-recent-anti-government-protest-in-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show A Recent Anti-Government Protest In Cuba?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-video-show-a-recent-anti-government-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=597429&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\/Buenos-Aires-e1626730067579.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/berit.larsen.798\/videos\/616304286000528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;allegedly&nbsp;shows a large nighttime anti-government protest&nbsp;in Cuba on July 17.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video shows soccer fans celebrating in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after the country\u2019s team won the Copa Am\u00e9rica final against Brazil.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Widespread anti-government protests erupted across Cuba starting July 11, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/cuba-protests-whats-happening-11626112390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. Cubans are protesting the Communist-run government, food and medicine shortages and electricity outages, among other things, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-europe-business-health-cuba-53b679e5500247f8bf6195b692015605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Misinformation related to the Cuban anti-government protests has <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/07\/14\/fact-check-protest-cuba-arab-spring-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">circulated<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/07\/15\/fact-check-photo-anti-communist-protest-cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">widely<\/a> on social media in recent days. The inaccurate claim that the video, which has garnered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/berit.larsen.798\/videos\/616304286000528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">over 1,400 views<\/a> so far, shows a nighttime protest in the country \u201cright now\u201d is one such example. It actually shows Argentinians in Buenos Aires celebrating the national soccer team\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/07\/11\/1015105606\/lionel-messi-sends-argentina-to-victory-over-brazil-in-copa-america-final\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">victory over Brazil<\/a> in the Copa Am\u00e9rica final on July 10.<\/p>\n<p>The well-known <a href=\"https:\/\/turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar\/en\/otros-establecimientos\/obelisk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Obelisco de Buenos Aires<\/a> can be seen in the video lit up with blue lights. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZsYxxeeXoo8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Similar footage<\/a> shared by The Guardian\u2019s soccer-focused Youtube channel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHqb1IRxQ5WBsWtO53JL2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guardian Football<\/a>, shows a large crowd of Argentina soccer fans celebrating the July 10 win in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/obelisco+de+buenos+aires\/@-34.6036415,-58.3816822,113m\/data=!3m1!1e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plaza de la Republica<\/a>, where the monument is located.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Buenos Aires erupts as Argentina beat Brazil in Copa Am\u00e9rica final\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZsYxxeeXoo8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>The description of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZsYxxeeXoo8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guardian Football\u2019s video<\/a> containing the similar footage reads in part, \u201cThousands took to the streets in Buenos Aires on Saturday night after Argentina beat its historic rival Brazil in the Copa Am\u00e9rica final.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/07\/15\/fact-check-photo-anti-communist-protest-cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Photo Show An Anti-Communist Protest In Cuba?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/argentina-beat-brazil-1-0-win-copa-america-2021-07-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also published<\/a> footage depicting Argentina soccer fans on July 10 celebrating the win in Buenos Aires. Amongst the large crowd, the blue-lit obelisk can be seen, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/argentina-beat-brazil-1-0-win-copa-america-2021-07-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/07\/14\/fact-check-protest-cuba-arab-spring-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previously debunked<\/a> an image of thousands of people gathered in a street that some social media users claimed showed an anti-government protest in Cuba. That photo actually captured part of a 2011 demonstration in Egypt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Facebook\u00a0allegedly\u00a0shows a large nighttime anti-government protest\u00a0in Cuba on July 17.Verdict: False The video shows soccer fans celebrating in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after the country\u2019s team won &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-597429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}