Claims that climate activist Greta Thunberg orchestrated her recent detention at a protest in Germany are wrong, local police said. “We are not the extras.”
"Greta literally staged being arrested for the cameras," read one description of ashared on Facebook that showed Thunberg, 20, standing between two officers who held her arms and led her away.
"The world is a stage enjoy the show," read the description of another similar video. A Jan. 17 InstagramThese posts were flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.
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