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'What a Lie!': Internet takes a dig at climate activist Greta Thunberg for 'faking' her arrest

Greta Thunberg, 20, was detained on January 17, at Lützerath, Germany, for rallying against the town's demolition to make room for a coal mine

LUTZERATH, GERMANY: Climate activist Greta Thunberg was mocked on social media for allegedly faking her arrest earlier this week. Thunberg, 20, was earlier detained on January 17, at Lützerath, Germany, for protesting against the town's demolition to make room for a coal mine expansion. A photo of her smiling while being carried away by German police, gained a lot of attention worldwide.  Later, it was revealed that Thunberg was released on the same day after a brief detention and an identity check.

Now, a new video has been released on social media that shows Thunberg standing with several police officers, smiling and taking pictures with them. Two officers were seen standing guard over the activist, one holding her by the arm and the other standing by her side with his arms folded. Off-screen, a third person can be heard laughing with them.

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The Swedish activist stops laughing at that point when a photographer approaches to take shots of her. The two officers then carry Thunberg toward a parking lot as a number of photographers swarm around her and begin taking shots. Now as expected, several social media users came forward and reacted to the video. One person wrote on Twitter, “What a Lie! She is Lying for the Cameras!” “Stop. They were literally posing and smiling like it was a people magazine photo shoot,” another added. 

Someone noted, “Wow! It’s like they were filming a movie!” “Complete set up. I wonder if the cops aren't actors,” another added. “If they want people to take climate change seriously and not make it political, maybe they shouldn't be staging fake news for PR stunts,” yet another user remarked. Some people also came forward in Thunberg's defense as one person wrote, “Not every country's arrests are American-style beat downs,” while another person argued, “Which country allows photo shoots?” 

Meanwhile, the day before her arrest, Thunberg posted a series of tweets about the protest. One post from January 11 read, “I will join activists in Lützerath to defend the village and stop the coal mine. Join us to protect life, and put people over profit! The science is clear, and the most affected people are clear: no more fossil fuels!” “Climate strike week 230. We are currently in Lützerath, a German village that threatened to be demolished for an expansion of a coal mine. People have been resisting for years,” she added in another tweet.

On January 18, after her arrest, Thunberg tweeted, “Yesterday I was part of a group that peacefully protested the expansion of a coal mine in Germany. We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening. Climate protection is not a crime.” 

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