Sławomir Mentzen: “This is what Warsaw looks like”. Manipulates

The confederation candidate for President Sławomir Mentzen published on April 2 on his account on the X recording, which shows the protest walking along Warsaw Street. Some participants have a dark complexion; They look like foreigners. The marching are heading towards Warsaw's old town. They hold flags and banners in their hands. The event is monitored by a police patrol. “This is what Warsaw looks like under Trzaskowski! The platform in Warsaw leads to the creation of new mosques and takes off the crosses!” – wrote politician. And he added: “You have to stop them before all of Poland looks like the Middle East!”

Until April 3, Post Mentzen generated over 920 thousand. views, he was liked by 6.2 thousand users, and continued to pass over 700. Some commentators, sharing Mentzen's opinion on migration, wrote: “But there were problems with the organization of the march on November 11 …”; “We should deport the whole band and take advantage of the fact that they gathered in one place”; “No wonder, for these people there is no moderation at all! They brazenly break the no longer constitutional and human rights! Corruption reaches its zenith, and the insolence of KO and the left in relation to citizens is shocking and think that in Poland in Poland it will be the same as in Germany!” (Spelling of all posts original).

However, many Internet users recognized this voice of the confederation policy for manipulation. “Potok lies”; “Deliberate manipulation Do you not know why this demonstration? This gentleman wants to be a president and he makes idiots from his voters”; “They have such a right and nobody will forbid them, and certainly not you.”

The original recording was published on Tiktoku. It is no longer available there, but on account Its author can find other videos from the same event. The flags that the protesters carry are primarily Turkish. This is because the film presents A legal demonstration of the Turks In connection with recent events in their country. We explain.

On March 19, 2025, a member of the Opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in Turkey and the mayor of Istanbul, the Imamoglu, became arrested. The detention of politics is related to the allegations of alleged corruption and alleged connections with terrorism. On March 23, the court decided that it would remain in custody until the trial. The Turkish Ministry of the Internal Affairs moved him temporarily from his function. These decisions caused a wave of protests in Turkey, because the imamogle is considered to be the main competitor that has been ruling Erdogan for nearly two decades. The Turks went out into the street in many parts of the country. There were clashes with the police, and thousands of participants were arrested.

On March 29, nearly 2.2 million people took part in the rally in Istanbul. Leader of CHP Ozel Ozel on a demonstration he spoke: “Do you see it, President Erdogan? You intended to intimidate young people, but there is no one full of fear. You wanted to silence universities, but is anyone silent?” As he informed “The Independent“, the authorities issued court orders to block several hundred accounts on X reporting events of recent weeks, which the social platform has opposed. Journalists are also silenced – they are detained, deported, and on local media they are applied punishment.

However, the protests of the Turkish community took place not only in the country. As part of Solidarity, the Turks also went out into the street, among others Berlin, London, Paris and in Warsaw.

On March 30 at 13.00 the Warsaw demonstration began in a gesture of Solidarity with the arrested imamogle and compatriots protesting in the country. It is just presented by the recording published by Mentzen. Participants set off from the de Gaulle roundabout towards Krakowskie Przedmieście. Demonstrators, in addition to Turkish flags, also carried Polish. These appeared on the front of the demonstration, next to the poster with the main slogan: “Hak, Hukuk, Adalet. Law, equality, justice.”

He informed about the march, among others portal Warsaw our citywho wrote: “The event had a peaceful character and took place without interference. In addition to the political tone, it also shows another underestimated aspect, namely Solidarity and Polish-Turkish friendship.”

Thus, the recording that Mentzen showed, scaring “the creation of new mosques” in Warsaw and calling for “stopping this”, presents people fighting for democracy, and not “illegal immigrants to Poland” – which is the overtones of the commentary of the confederation policy. And the manipulation aimed at foreigners living in the capital – most demonstrators are most likely people living in Poland for many years and students who came, e.g. as part of student exchange. Poles were also among the protesters. Polish slogans were also visible on posters and banners. All this can be seen in the pictures published through the Warsaw Portal Nasz Miasto.

Not only Sławomir Mentzen, ignoring the reason for the demonstration, used it for an election campaign to scare the alleged influx of migrants. Such manipulation has committed, among others An activist of the Youth and Justice youth Oskar Szafarowicz, who on April 1 on the profile in X released this film with a comment: “Before my university … The scale is stunning – in the west it also started. Let us be wise at least once before damage! #bruchronigranic”. This entry He generated over 27,000 views.