where it was published: Facebook
Completion of Proof: It is a fake video that shows ex-president Lula being harassed at the shouts of “thief” in Garanhuns, in Pernambuco. The images, in fact, are from the PT’s arrival at the Teresina airport, in Piauí, during a visit to that state on August 17, 2021. In addition, the original audio of the play was tampered with, being superimposed on “thief” screams. , “genocidal” and “Brazil’s kidnapper”.
In the original video, Lula was not cursed when he was received by allies. He only greeted local authorities, as he got out of a van, still on the runway at Teresina airport. Among them the former governor of Piauí Wellington Dias (PT) and the governor of that state, Regina Sousa (PT). These allies were not present in Garanhuns, as shown by an article in Blog da Folha, in the newspaper Pernambuco leafpublished on the 20th of July.
In images published by portal Piauí Todayon August 17, 2021, other angles of the video of Lula’s arrival at Teresina airport show that PT was welcomed by allies and photographers on the runway of the terminal, without hostility.
In Pernambuco, where Lula was on the 20th, there were no intercurrences in the reception to PT, as informed, in a note, the administration of the airport of Garanhuns. Also according to the administration, unauthorized persons were not allowed access to the terminal’s runway.
“Reception within the airport’s operational security area took place smoothly and quickly,” the airport said.
For Comprova is false any content invented or edited to change its original meaning and deliberately released to spread a falsehood.
Scope of publication: Comprova investigates the most far-reaching suspicious content on social networks. As of July 22, the video had 11,000 views, 1,000 shares, 242 likes and 46 comments.
What the author of the publication says: Comprova contacted the person responsible for the publication through a message on the Facebook app, but there was no response.
How do we check: To verify, Comprova downloaded the video through the tool savefromnet and separated frames through the InVid, to perform a reverse search of the images. Through a Google search for the terms “Lula”, “visita” and “Piauí”, it was possible to access articles from August 17, 2021 that show images of Lula’s arrival in Teresina, with original audio, without the hostile screams. .
In addition, the video itself shows the presence of the former governor of Piauí Wellington Dias (PT), and the current governor of the state, Regina Sousa (PT), in the delegation that welcomed the PT. Both did not follow the ex-president’s agenda in Pernambuco.
Comprova also sought out the author of the original video, with the audio without cursing former President Lula, through a message on Instagram and by email, but received no response.
To attest to the reception received by ex-president Lula in Garanhuns, Comprova contacted the Pernambuco Infrastructure Department, responsible for the terminal, who directed contact with the airport administrator, DIX Empreendimentos.
Lula in Teresina
Although the images are real, they are not of Lula’s arrival in Garanhuns. report of Portal Piauí Today brings the same images with original audio, without harassment, of when the PT disembarked in Teresina, on July 17, 2021. In the video and photos, Lula is wearing a short shirt, the same one he presents in the investigated video.
At the time, only supporters received PT at the terminal. O profile on TikTok Leondidasjunior also published the original images, without audios of cursing against former President Lula. This was the video used as the basis for the content investigated here.
Both in the video with original audio and in the video with shouts against PT, Wellington Dias (PT) and Regina Sousa (PT ) appear receiving the former president. Both were not on Lula’s agenda in Pernambuco, where, according to the newspaper Folha de PernambucoLula arrived accompanied by his wife Janja and state deputy João Paulo (PT).
Arrival in Garanhuns
Lula fulfilled his agenda in Pernambuco between the 20th and 21st of July this year. The PT disembarked in Recife on the 19th and went to Garanhuns on the morning of the 20th, as shown in the agenda published on Jamildo’s Blog, from Journal of Commerce.
The image below, released by Pernambuco leaf, shows Lula’s arrival in Pernambuco. He wears a long-sleeved shirt.
why do we investigate: Comprova investigates suspicious content that went viral on social media about the covid-19 pandemic, public policies of the federal government and presidential elections. The video verified here quotes the former president and PT presidential candidate, Lula. False and misleading content is harmful to the democratic process because it undermines the voter’s right to make their choice based on facts, not rumors and misinformation.
Other checks on the topic: The target content of this verification was denied by the Reutersfur to the facts and also by Rumors.org. Another similar video circulated in 2021, in which ex-President Lula was greeted with the screams of a ‘thief’ by a crowd upon landing in Pernambuco and was classified as fake by the Fact or Fake from the G1 portal and by the Agency Magnifying Glass.
In previous verifications involving the pre-candidate for the Planalto, Comprova showed that Lula did not say he wanted to implant Chinese communism in Brazilwhat it is not true that former governor of Paraíba Ricardo Coutinho (PT) “shame” former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) by talking about the work to transpose the São Francisco River. It was also verified that post lies when trying to associate Lula and Manuela D’Ávila with stabbing Bolsonaro.
Investigated by CNN Brasil and Jornal do Commercio. Verified by Correio Braziliense, Estadão, A Gazeta, Piauí, Folha de S. Paulo, PLURAL Curitiba, SBT, SBTNews, Metrópoles and O DIA.
Source: CNN Brasil
