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The claim

A video shows a man tearing down a flag from a building, shared as a current protest in Iran. "Protesters, brave patriots in Iran, have taken control of an IRGC headquarters and lowered the republic's flag," the user wrote in Spanish on X.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by DW ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] DW original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026