As the police crack down on US campus protests, tensions are mounting, along with a surge of misinformation. An out-of-context video is circulating widely, claiming to show actor Robert De Niro aggressively confronting protesters while defending Israel. Another video containing false information is an interview with US House Speaker Mike Johnson, in which he slams Columbia University's "hybrid learning" for Jewish students, which is not what the university proposed. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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No, this video doesn't show Robert De Niro confronting pro-Palestinian protesters
Robert De Niro
United States
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Vedika Bahl (Person)
Columbia University
Truth or Fake
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