This video is from the No Kings protest in San Diego, it is not related to the protests against the US attacks on Iran.
Amidst the Israel-Iran conflict, the US launched a major attack on Iran’s nuclear sites using B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles, significantly damaging Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Against this backdrop, a video of a massive crowd going viral on social media with the claim that it shows the protests of American citizens after the US launches attack on Iran.
Let’s check the truth.
Fact Check-
We started our investigation by performing a reverse image search on Google and the results led us to a similar video uploaded on an Instagram post by a handle @jess_porter_official on 15 June 2025. The caption states, “SAN DIEGO SHOWED UP! – Protesting Trump’s tyrannical MAGA government. 80,000 people converged on downtown to speak out and peacefully protest. Beautiful to see this occur country wide. So proud of our city for showing up!”
It states that the video shows a protest that happened in 14 June 2025 in San Diego, against US President Donald Trump. The caption further mentions hashtags related to the No Kings protests.
As per reports, Tens of thousands of San Diego County residents took to the streets Saturday for “No Kings” Day, a nationwide protest against the policies of President Donald Trump coinciding with a military parade in the nation’s capital.
These protests were organized by activist organizations to retaliate against the Army Day parade being conducted by Trump in Washington DC for his 79th birthday.
A video report also carried footage of the same area as seen in the viral video.
Taking account of all these evidences, we can understand that San Diego’s ‘No Kings’ march shared as footage of Americans protesting against the US attack on Iran.
Conclusion-
Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral image to be Misleading. This video is from the No Kings protest in San Diego; it is not related to the protests against the US attacks on Iran.
Title: Video of No Kings March shared as protests against US attack on Iran
Fact Check By: Usha ManojResult: Misleading
