The bizarre, ‘fake’ arrest of Greta Thunberg goes viral
01/19/2023 / By News Editors
Video footage has emerged of climate activist Greta Thunberg posing with German police shortly before she was carried away and detained during mass protests against a coal mine in the town of Lützerath.
(Article by John Cody republished from RMX.news)
Images of Thunberg being carried away by police were broadcast across the world, with some protesters claiming it amounted to police violence. However, the reality of the detainment appears to be far different than initially reported.
The new footage shows that Thunberg calmly posed with the officers before she was led from the protest by police, with critics saying the whole event appears to have been staged.
Yes, the Greta Thunberg arrest was staged for the establishment media.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 17, 2023
It is unclear if the police were under orders to pose for the cameras during Thunberg’s arrest, or why this strange photo op session is only being revealed now. In the video, she can be seen laughing and looks relaxed and unconcerned with her detention.
Already, Twitter users have begun creating memes around the incident.
Lights, camera, action, now pretend you’re arresting Greta Thunberg pic.twitter.com/KykyG5zjpc
— Steve Inman (@SteveInmanUIC) January 17, 2023
Others indicated that the detention of Thunberg is not an event totally out of the ordinary given the way the media has covered most of her career.
Her whole career is a PR stunt
— The Victim Olympics ™? (@ZVictimOlympics) January 17, 2023
In another video, police are seen picking up Thunberg, walking with her for 20 meters, and then letting her go, as if the entire incident was a theater rehearsal. Questions are now being raised about the diff