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      London Riots Video From 2011 Goes Viral During COVID-19 Lockdown

      An old video of people looting shops during the 2011 London Riots has resurfaced as people rioting due to Coronavirus lockdown in England.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  21 April 2020 2:44 PM IST
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      London Riots Video From 2011 Goes Viral During COVID-19 Lockdown
      A video has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows people rioting and looting shops in England during the coronavirus lockdown. The claim is false; the video has circulated online since August 2011 about riots in the British capital of London.


      The five-minute 30-second clip was posted here on Facebook on March 30, 2020. It has been viewed more than 2,900 times.

      The post's Indonesian-language caption translates to English as: "England. Riots began due to lockdown. People who began to starve took action. Brutally looting everywhere to fill the hungry stomach this is just the beginning hopefully in Indonesia. This won't happen."

      Below is a screenshot of the misleading post:

      Screenshot of the misleading post

      The UK imposed a three-week lockdown on March 23, 2020 in a bid to curb the spread of novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID 19. Non-essential shops and services were ordered to shut and a ban was introduced on gatherings of more than two people, AFP reported here.

      ALSO READ: Did Australian Stores Ban Chinese Customers Due To COVID-19?

      As of April 8, 2020, the coronavirus has killed at least 5,300 people and infected more than 51,600 others in the UK, according to the World Health Organization's tally here.

      The same footage was also shared on Facebook here, here, here and here; on Instagram here; on Twitter here; and on YouTube here with a similar claim.

      The claim is false; the video has circulated online since at least 2011 about riots in the south London district of Peckham.

      Keyword searches on Google found a longer version of the video with better quality uploaded here on YouTube on August 10, 2011, titled: "Peckham Riot & Looting - 08 August 2011".

      The video's caption reads: "This is not a regular affair in peckham or representation of majority of people, but this is the summary of events happened in Peckham on 08 August 2011. Most of the faces are recognisable, please identify yourself, look back and think the mistake you did to your / our community."

      The first scene in the misleading video can be seen at the 43-second mark.

      Below is a screenshot comparison between scenes in the misleading video (L) and the YouTube video (R):

      Screenshot comparison between scenes in the misleading video (L) and the YouTube video (R)

      British newspaper The Guardian also published a video about the riots here on August 9, 2011, titled: "Peckham riots: Looted fireworks hurled at police - video."

      "Scores of youths clash with police in Peckham, south-east London, as riots spread across the capital on what police said was the worst night of public disorder in living memory.

      "Shops were looted and stolen fireworks thrown at lines of riot police. A bus was set alight near Peckham fire station, as the area's main shopping area descended into what locals described as a 'war zone'."

      Other British media organisations including the BBC and The Independent also published a report about the unrest here and here.

      The vandalised fashion store Blue Inc, seen at the four-minute 39-second mark of the video, matches these Google photos, but the latest Google Street View shows that the Blue Inc shop has been replaced by Costa Coffee.

      The Poundland store seen at the five-minute 33-second mark of the video corresponds with these Google photos.

      The blue curved wall of Aylesham Centre seen from the five-minute 41-second mark also matches the Google Streetview in Peckham here.

      Below are screenshot comparisons between vandalised shops in the video in the misleading posts (L) and the shops shown in Google user images (R):

      Screenshot comparisons between vandalized shops in the misleading video (L) and the shops shown in Google's user images (R)

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      Claim :   A video has been shared alongside a claim it shows people rioting and looting shops in England during the coronavirus lockdown.
      Claimed By :  Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
      Fact Check :  False
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