Tbilisi PhotoDoes a photo show a pro-Palestine protester in the United States defiantly using an officer's riot shield as a mirror as she applies her lip gloss? No, that's not true: This photo's authentic caption says it shows a protester in Tbilisi, Georgia. The demonstration in Tbilisi was unrelated to pro-Palestine college campus protests in the United States. The Reuters photo by Irakli Gedenidze was captioned:Demonstrators stand in front of police officers during a protest against a draft bill on 'foreign agents' in Tbilisi, Georgia April 16, 2024. (Source: theguardian.com screenshot taken on Fri May 3 19:45:55 2024 UTC)Other Lead Stories fact checks of claims about U.S. protests over the Hamas-Israel war can be found here.

Source: The Guardian May 03, 2024 22:04 UTC