Old video of Greek protests shared with claims country is 'paralysed'

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Sep 25, 2026 · 338 words

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What to know about Old video of Greek protests shared with claims country is 'paralysed'

Footage circulating claiming widespread disruption in Greece shows a demonstration from February 2025, not current protests.

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What happened

Footage circulating claiming widespread disruption in Greece shows a demonstration from February 2025, not current protests.

Why it matters

A video of a large crowd in the Greek city of Thessaloniki has been shared online alongside claims that protests have brought the country to a standstill.

Common ground

"Greece is paralysed", several posts say, claiming that airports, ports, factories and trains have stopped operating.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Old video of Greek protests shared with claims country is 'paralysed'?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The anniversary protests were accompanied by a general strike on flights, train services and ferries?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/old-video-of-greek-protests-shared-with-clai…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The anniversary protests were accompanied by a general strike on flights, train services and ferries.”

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Euronews and other web sources confirm that the February 2025 anniversary protests were accompanied by a general strike affecting flights, trains, and ferries.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indirect presidential elections were held in Greece beginning on 25 January 2025 for the president of the Hellenic Republic. A second round was held on 31 January 2025 after no candidate won a majorit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Greek_presidential_electi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2025 in Greece.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Greece

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Claim 2: “A criminal trial began in Larissa in March and is currently ongoing, with 36 defendants, including a station master and railway officials, facing charges connected to the collision and subsequent deaths.”

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Xinhua and GreekReporter.com both report that a trial began in Larissa with 36 defendants, including station masters and railway officials.

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web search NEUTRAL — A total of 36 defendants are on trial, while more than 350 witnesses, including survivors and relatives of the victims, are expected to testify in hearings projected to last more than two years. The d…
https://english.news.cn/20260323/81b88201d5f9457b80740c4fb65…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trial over the Tempi railway disaster, which claimed the lives of 57 people, mostly young people aged 15 to 25, in Larissa, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.
https://www.tovima.com/society/tempi-trial-considers-request…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tempi trial: 36 defendants in the dock. A total of 36 individuals face charges in connection with the head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight convoy.Those standing trial include: The…
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/23/tempi-trial-begins-lari…

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Claim 3: “In February 2023, 57 people were killed when a passenger train and a freight train collided near Tempi in central Greece”

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The date (February 28, 2023), the nature of the accident (passenger and freight train collision near Tempi), and the death toll (57) are confirmed by both Wikipedia and multiple news reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rail transport in Greece has a history which began in 1869, with the completion of the then Athens–Piraeus Railway. From the 1880s to the 1920s, the majority of the network was built, reaching its hey…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2023, a head-on collision occurred between two trains south of the Tempe Valley in Greece, about halfway between the Greek villages of Tempi and Evangelismos in the Thessaly region. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempi_train_crash

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Claim 4: “These protests surrounded the cost of living crisis and called for action on wages and pensions, coinciding with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' annual speech on the economy in the city.”

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Web search results confirm the protests on September 5, 2026, focused on the cost of living, wages, and pensions, and coincided with PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis' speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 5, 2026 · Thousands of protesters rallied in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Saturday, Sept. 5, demanding higher wages and measures to ease the rising cost of living as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…
https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/thousands-rally-for-high…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 10, 2026 · On Saturday 5 September 2026, in Thessaloniki, workers, farmers, the self-employed, young men and women, and retirees from across the country gathered in Thessaloniki to form a mighty r…
https://int.kne.gr/m-article/A-sea-of-tens-of-thousands-of-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 8, 2026 · On Saturday September 5, 2026, in Thessaloniki, Greece, workers, farmers, the self-employed, young men and women, and retirees from across the country gathered in Thessaloniki to form a …
https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/tens-of-thousands-march-…

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Claim 5: “Footage circulating claiming widespread disruption in Greece shows a demonstration from February 2025, not current protests.”

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Multiple sources, including Euronews and other web search results, explicitly state that footage circulating as current is actually from February 2025 protests.

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Claim 6: “More than 25,000 protested in Thessaloniki, according to police estimates cited by AP.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific police estimate of 25,000 people cited by AP.

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Claim 7: “The same footage was posted online in February 2025, when large demonstrations across Greece marked the second anniversary of the Tempi rail disaster.”

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Multiple independent sources (Türkiye Today, other web results) confirm massive demonstrations took place in February 2025 to mark the second anniversary of the Tempi rail disaster.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Democracy is a liberal-conservative political party in Greece. In contemporary Greek politics, New Democracy has been the main centre-right to right wing political party and one of the two major p…
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Claim 8: “thousands of people demonstrated in Thessaloniki on 5 September 2026.”

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Multiple sources (KNE, web search results) confirm that thousands of people demonstrated in Thessaloniki on September 5, 2026.

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Claim 9: “Hundreds of thousands demonstrated in more than 300 cities and towns in Greece and abroad, demanding justice for the 57 people killed in 2023.”

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GreekReporter.com and other web results confirm that hundreds of thousands demonstrated in numerous towns and cities globally to demand justice for the 57 victims.

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