Fact Check: MSNBC Did NOT Broadcast Old Footage From 2017 -- Video Really Shows Boston's Oct. 2025 No Kings Protest

Did MSNBC air old 2017 footage of a large crowd in Boston Common and misrepresent it as live footage of the Oct.2025 No Kings ...

Watch out for posts claiming MSNBC aired old footage during report on Boston 'No Kings' protest

An MSNBC spokesperson said the footage in question was recorded Oct. 18, 2025, the day of the protest in Boston.

Fact check: Reports that broadcast ‘No Kings’ protest footage was old were false

The footage MSNBC aired is real and depicted Boston’s Oct. 18 “No Kings” rally. The views of the protest that MSNBC aired ...
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Ted Cruz said MSNBC footage was from 2017, not a ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston. That’s False

MSNBC footage circulating on social media is real and depicts Boston’s Oct. 18 "No Kings" rally. Similar aerial views of the protest aired Oct. 18 on four Boston-area television stations and one in ...

Organizers say 100,000 people gather at Boston "No Kings" rally, no arrests reported

Over 100,000 people gathered at the "No Kings" rally in Boston, Massachusetts, on Saturday, according to protest organizers ...
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Did MSNBC use 2017 Boston No Kings protest image? Viral fake picture claim debunked

BBC Verify debunks false claims that MSNBC used 2017 footage for the 2025 Boston “No Kings” protest, confirming the viral video is authentic and recent.

From rally to resistance: Here’s what happens next for ‘No Kings’ in Mass. and beyond

Local organizers from Indivisible Massachusetts are building networks across their state chapters to transform one-time ...

The No Kings Event in Boston Had a Special Historical Tang

O n Saturday, on the lower Boston Common, on the fence around a softball field on which I once went 2-for-3 with an RBI and ...