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The claim

A man died in police custody after police clashed with protesters in London

Original publisher’s rating

This is false and was denied by the Metropolitan Police. The false rumour spread after thousands joined anti-lockdown protests in London.

Reviewed by BBC Reality Check ↗ ·

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Sources and attribution

    Original review: BBC Reality Check. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms.

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