Amid the ongoing tensions in West Asia involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, a video showing a police officer publicly assaulting a woman and throwing her to the ground is going viral on social media. Users sharing the video claim that Israeli police assaulted a mother who was protesting against her son being forcibly sent to war, which allegedly led to police brutality.
Let’s check the truth.
The same video is going viral on Facebook as well.
Fact check:
We started our investigation with a reverse image search on Google, and the results led us to a similar video uploaded on a Turkish media website on 29 March 2026. The report states, “In San Diego, USA, a woman who verbally abused children at a recreation center was arrested by police. During the arrest, the woman bit a police officer’s hand, who then used pepper spray. The woman was taken into custody, while the officer was hospitalized”.
Moving forward, we found that the same footage was uploaded on an Instagram account on 27 March, 2026 along with the same information. The caption mentions, “A woman at Linda Vista Skate Park in San Diego was reportedly behaving inappropriately around children before officers intervened, taking her to the ground after she allegedly ignored commands and became aggressive.”
We also found a report of this incident on the Fox San Diego website on 27 march 2026. The report, quoting San Diego police, stated that a woman was arrested at Linda Vista Recreation Center after allegedly harassing visitors and assaulting a police officer on 21 March. Witnesses reported she made racist comments, leading to police intervention. Upon their arrival, she became confrontational and resisted arrest, eventually biting an officer on the left hand, resulting in injuries. The officer received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, while the woman was taken into custody on multiple charges, including resisting an officer and obstructing justice. Her identity has not been released.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. This video shows a woman who was arrested for allegedly harassing visitors and biting a police officer while being restrained at the Linda Vista Recreation Center in San Diego, US.
Title: Does this footage show Israeli Police assaulting a woman who is protesting her son’s forced deployment to war? Know the truth
Fact Check By: Usha Manoj
Result: Misleading
