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2024-08-14 12:49:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9E8B7867A841D1027C93411E1AA14936894A8BAAD0B59787E4C13F7E2CCCCB27
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This shows protests in Belarus against Alexander Lukashenko's 6th presidential term, not "marching peacefully against lockdowns". Filmed from the Hotel Minsk, the white & red (pre-Soviet) flag of Belarus is visible on Independence Avenue in front of the Central Post Office. https://factcheck.afp.com/video-actually-shows-anti-government-protest-belarus https://checkyourfact.com/2020/09/02/fact-check-coronavirus-lockdown-protest-london-belarus/
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