Did truck run over pro-Palestinian protesters- know the truth

The viral video is from a Black Lives Matter protest in Oklahoma in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. It is not related to the ongoing Israel-Palestine war.

Since the Israel-Hamas war began on 7 October, the official death toll in Gaza has surpassed 15,000 people. More than 6,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Since then, pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests have been seen around the globe as tensions escalate with many calling for a lasting ceasefire amid the rising death toll in the conflict. In this scenario, 75 protesters demanding cease-fire in Gaza were detained after blocking the southbound lanes of the 110 Freeway at 3rd Street in downtown Los Angeles on 13 December. The protest caused thousands of drivers to get stuck on the freeway for more than one hour. A group called IfNotNow Los Angeles held the protest and said they wanted “to demand that all of our elected officials call for a lasting ceasefire and an end to U.S. support for Israel’s war on Gaza.” Against this backdrop, a video of a truck running over protestors is going viral on the social media with a caption, “A truck drives through a crowd of pro Palestine protesters. They were blocking the freeway in Los Angeles”.

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Fact check

Our investigation began with a reverse image search of key frames from the viral video, which led us to the same video uploaded on Twitter on 1June, 2020. So we can clearly understand that the incident is not recent. The caption states, “Truck driving through protestors on I-244”.

In further search with keywords, we found the extended version of the same clip uploaded to the YouTube channel of NBC News on 2 June, 2020. The description part states that “A truck plowed into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters blocking I-244 in Tulsa, Okla. Injuries were reported as a result of the incident. This is one of many demonstrations happening nationwide over the death of George Floyd”.

George Floyd, an African-American man who was killed by a police officer on 25 May, 2020. Protests in Portland broke out on May 29, 2020, following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Local media outlets widely reported the protests and subsequent storming of stores in Portland. Protests over Floyd’s killing soon spread to other cities in the U.S. and became part of the national discourse.

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Taking account of all these evidences we can clearly understand that the video was not recent and it is not related to the current Israel-Palestine war.

Conclusion- 

Fact Crescendo found that the claim made along with the viral video to be False. The viral video is from a Black Lives Matter protest in Oklahoma in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. It is not related to the ongoing Israel-Palestine war.