The claim
These shocking images are reaching us from Beijing.
The Chinese #CovidRegime takes action against peaceful demonstrators protesting against the strict #Covid measures in the capital in freezing temperatures in November. November 28, 2022
Our conclusion
The video recording comes from a demonstration against the Covid measures in Berlin on November 18, 2020. The BE on the water cannon does not stand for Beijing.
Some people don't find it exciting for long: No, these are not current pictures. No, they weren't recorded in China either. And no, there were no freezing temperatures. But the detail about the capital is correct.
Shared on Telegram yesterday, the hybrid fake has now reached Facebook. Some posters see through the spin – or the joke? Others copy the text 1:1. 30 seconds of free time a day, reading glasses and the willingness to read the “small print” on the vehicles reveal the central clue. Water cannons “BE1” and “BE3” belong to an organization called “POLICE”. But see for yourself, here is the two-year-old original on Twitter :
___STEADY_PAYWALL___
Don't cry when the rain falls
We combine: BE stands for Berlin. And the image reverse search quickly leads us to a demonstration against the Covid measures in the cloud-covered federal capital on November 18, 2020. Even though the sun didn't show its friendly face, it was around 12 ° C . Not summery warm, but not icy cold either. Many people wore rain protection, which is why the “spray mist” (the police’s choice of words) from the water cannon, with which the people were “gently sprinkled” (the WELT’s choice of words), cannot immediately drive away the participants:
For the first time in years, water cannons were used at a demonstration in Berlin on Wednesday. Opponents of the Corona measures remained at the Brandenburg Gate, even though the police had declared the rally broken up. There were arrests and injuries.
RBB in its Corona blog from November 18, 2020
CONCLUSION: No, the pictures do not come from Beijing and are not current either. On November 18, 2020, the Berlin police tried to break up such a demonstration. Opponents of Covid measures celebrated their Waterloo back then. The video has just been resurfaced in relevant channels and is currently flooding various social media platforms.
Technology fans can purchase a model of the water cannon used in selected toy stores for just under 80 euros:

If you want to know exactly how water cannons are used in Beijing, please refer to this article on asiaone.com . Spoiler: In China, these devices are usually accompanied by heavily armed police officers. Here is the vehicle in all its glory:

Sources: Twitter , RBB , Süddeutsche Zeitung , WELT Netzreporter on YouTube , police model shop , asiaone.com
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