Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested on Tuesday, January 17 during a sit-in protest against the expansion of a coal mine in Lützerath, Germany. A video showing Greta seeming to pose for photographers while being held by police officers garnered more than ten million views in two days. This video has fed accusations that the arrest was staged. However, the video that has been circulating online is just a clip and the full video tells a different story. Moreover, a journalist who witnessed the incident said it was real, as did German police.
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