🇮🇩 Video of a policeman assaulting a football fan on the day of Indonesia's 2022 stadium disaster? ❌ This video was taken during a match at the same stadium in April 2018.
Officers reacted by firing tear gas into packed stands as fans of Arema FC tried to approach players following their defeat to fierce rivals Persebaya Surabaya.
"A video could provide evidence and clarification to the causes of the riot at Kanjuruhan Stadium on April 15, 2018, during a match between Arema FC and Persib Bandung," the Indonesian-language post's caption reads. Screenshot comparison of the video in the misleading post and the genuine video posted by Aremania ID about the incident, saying it happened during a football match between Arema FC and Persib Bandung on April 15, 2018.
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