PARTLY FALSE: This video purporting to show a pro-Israel protest in London is not real
This Facebook post with a video claiming to show a pro-Israel protest in London in September 2025 is PARTLY FALSE.
The post reads, “London stands for freedom! Millions raise their voices for “FREE THE HOSTAGES!” There is only one Jewish state surrounded by 57 Muslim countries. Israel wants peace, security, and the right for every Jew to live in safety. Let the Jewish people live. Stop the hate. Israel defends itself against hostility for the future of an entire people.”
On 11 August 2025, media outlets reported that protestors marched in London demanding that militant group Hamas release the Israeli hostages reportedly held in Gaza and against Britain’s planned recognition of a Palestinian state.
A Google Lens reverse image search on a keyframe from the video led to similar clips on social media, indicating that it shows a pro-Israel protest in London. However, the video is not authentic.
A close examination of the video reveals several signs that it may be AI-generated. The flags look nearly identical in shape and movement, and the crowd’s density is unusually uniform. Most placards appear blank or almost identical, rather than varied as in real demonstrations. Additionally, while the landmarks in the background are sharp and clear, the crowd looks blurred, and the lighting on the people does not match the lighting on the buildings.
PesaCheck also analysed the video using Hive Moderation and Attestiv Video, which concluded it was likely to contain AI-generated content, as shown in the screenshot below.
PesaCheck has looked into a Facebook post with a video claiming to show a pro-Israel protest in London in September 2025, and finds it to be PARTLY FALSE.
This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as potential misinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms.
By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organisations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds.
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This fact-check was written by PesaCheck fact-checker Bekalu Kibro and edited by PesaCheck senior copy editor Mary Mutisya.
The article was approved for publication by PesaCheck chief copy editor, Stephen Ndegwa.
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