Misleading posts link old Russia protest video with Ukraine invasion

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Title: Misleading posts link old Russia protest video with Ukraine invasion
URL: https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.326L6UM
Publisher: AFP
Date published: March 25, 2022
Description:

A video of a violent clash between demonstrators and police officers has been viewed tens of thousands of times on social media alongside a claim it shows Russians protesting against Putin’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. But while thousands were detained across Russia over Ukraine protests, the video had been shared in a misleading context. The footage has previously circulated in reports since January 2021 about a Chechen student who fought with riot police in Moscow during protests calling for the release of a Kremlin critic.