No, this isn’t a recent video of Bashar al-Assad walking freely through Damascus

Several Twitter and Facebook users have been circulating a video that they claim shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meeting an adoring public in the street. Turns out, however, that the video is propaganda that was filmed in a secure location. © Observers

A video said to show Syrian President Bashar al-Assad walking without escort through a joyous crowd in Damascus has been circulating online since April 25. However, this is an old video and one that actually shows the president during an orchestrated event in a secure location.

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