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Protesters clash with police after an anti-government rally in Serbia's capital

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 221 words
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Clashes erupted between groups of protesters and riot police after a huge anti-government rally on Saturday in the Serbian capital of Belgrade”
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Three independent web search results confirm that clashes between protesters and riot police occurred in Belgrade following an anti-government rally on Saturday.
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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago ... Clashes erupted between protesters and riot police after a massive anti-government rally in Belgrade on Saturday. Tens of thousands gathered ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ddhaH5q3A
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web search NEUTRAL — 11 hours ago ... Protesters clash with police after an anti-government rally in Serbia's capital ... anti-government rally in Belgrade on Saturday. Tens of ...
https://apnews.com/article/serbia-students-protest-vucic-bel…
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 hours ago ... Riot police move in to disperse anti-government protesters during a rally led by students Officers in riot gear cordoned off Belgrade city ...
https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-police-clash-with-protesters-ur…
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Claim 2: “President Aleksandar Vucic”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Aleksandar Vučić is a Serbian politician serving as President of Serbia since 2017. This is further supported by multiple cross-references from Deutsche Welle, Krdo, and Al Jazeera.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Serbia's president Aleksandar Vucic declared election victory in local elections held on March 31, 2026.
https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-local-elections-aleksandar-vuci…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Two backpacks containing explosives were found near a pipeline in Serbia near the Hungarian border carrying Russian gas, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/05/backpacks-full-of-explosive…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Clashes broke out between groups of demonstrators and police as a student-led movement returned to Serbia's capital Belgrade on Saturday, demanding an end to President Aleksandar Vucic's 12-year rule.
https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-police-clash-with-protesters-ur…
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Claim 3: “tens of thousands of opponents of the country's autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic”
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Multiple independent sources (Sky News, other web search results) report that 'tens of thousands' gathered to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aleksandar Vučić (born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician serving as President of Serbia since 2017. A founding member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), he previously served as President of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Vučić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. According to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Serbian Progressive Party (Serbian: Српска напредна странка, romanized: Srpska napredna stranka, abbr. SNS) is a major populist and catch-all political party in Serbia, which has been the country'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_Progressive_Party
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