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Sofia Ahmed
By Sofia Ahmed January 30, 2025

Does this video show 2025 anti-Trump protests around the world? No, it’s from 2018

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  • The video shows London protesters opposing President Donald Trump’s first-term visit to the United Kingdom in 2018.

Tens of thousands of people filled London’s streets, waving "#Dump Trump" signs as a giant inflatable baby resembling President Donald Trump hovered over the crowd, a Jan. 28 Instagram video shows.

"People around the world are protesting because Donald Trump is the president. The news is reporting nothing about this," the Instagram post said.

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But the video does not show footage of global protests after Trump took office as the 47th president Jan. 20. A reverse-image search showed the video included clips from a July 13, 2018, protest, at which demonstrators opposed Trump’s first-presidential-term visit to the U.K..

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