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BREAKING FROM IRAN: Nearly 2 million on the streets, fighting the Islamist regime. Anger erupts in over 500 places in more than 175 cities across all 31 provinces. Protesters destroy over 30 mosques. Lion-and-sun flag of Persian origin hoisted at London’s Iran embassy.
Publisher’s rating: false
The viral photos show millions of Israelis protesting on 11 January 2026 demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the photos are not from January 2026 and depict earlier protests with different causes, rather than a rally demanding Netanyahu’s resignation. It identifies images from protests against judicial changes and from rallies calling for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal.
The video shows Ravindra Chavan, President of the BJP, bowing at the feet of an AIMIM leader on a stage.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
英利アルフィヤ氏が議員なのに本名を隠している?
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
Minister Chandana Abeyratne stated that government employees who posted anti-government news on social media were suspended.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review found the claim false: the circulating post was an edited version of a Dinamina post, and the minister’s media secretary said Abeyratne had not made the statement. The review concluded that no public servants had been suspended as claimed.
بررسی الگوی سرکوب چندلایه جمهوری اسلامی؛ نمونه موردی «شهسوار، بعدازظهر ۲۱ دی»
Publisher’s rating: این ویدیو نمونه‌ای روشن از «نظامی‌سازی سرکوب شهری» در جمهوری اسلامی است؛ الگویی که در آن نمایش قدرت، ارعاب روانی و خشونت سازمان‌یافته هم‌زمان به‌کار گرفته می‌شوند.
The video shows a woman in Iran publicly protesting by removing her burqa and revealing a T-shirt with an explicit message against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
انتساب یک ویدیو به اعتراضات دی ماه ۱۴۰۴ در تهران
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
2026年元日の高市内閣支持率は3.6％?
Publisher’s rating: 不正確
هلی‌شات از راهپیمایی حکومتی طرفداران نظام در ۲۲ دی تهران
Publisher’s rating: درست
Daniel Günther fordert Medienzensur.
Publisher’s rating: Verkürzt und aus dem Kontext gerissen. Günthers "ja" auf eine Frage von Lanz bezog sich auf ein Social Media-Verbot für Unter-Sechzehnjährige.
ویدیوهایی که ادعا شده اعتراضات اخیر در ایران را نشان می‌دهند
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
A video circulating online shows large crowds of people marching at night, flashing mobile phone lights, allegedly during current protests in Iran.
Publisher’s rating: FAKE
The video shows a person in Britain confronting Prime Minister Keir Starmer and asking him to leave his pub, accusing him of failing to do his job.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows an April 2021 incident at The Raven pub in Bath, when Starmer was Leader of the Opposition, not Prime Minister. A pub co-owner asked him to leave during an election-campaign visit, citing dissatisfaction with Labour’s position on COVID-19 lockdown measures.
This video shows demonstrations taking place in Iran.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY says the video does not show demonstrations in Iran but a violent protest near the Turkish Embassy in Thessaloniki, Greece. It reports that a clearer version was posted on 2 November 2025, before the recent protests in Iran, and that footage from Thestival matched the viral clip. FACTLY also says it geolocated the scene near Agios Dimitriou Street in Thessaloniki.
ویدئوی راهپیمایی هواداران جمهوری اسلامی با پرچم غول‌پیکر
Publisher’s rating: شاخ‌دار
イランのデモ隊が銅像にイラン革命前の国旗を掲げる画像?
Publisher’s rating: 加工画像
வெனிசுவேலா ஜனாதிபதி மதுரோவையும் அவரது மனைவியையும் அமெரிக்க இராணுவம் கைது செய்தது.
Publisher’s rating: false
The viral video shows an RSS rally taking place in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the video was not filmed in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, but shows an RSS centenary rally in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. It reports that visual comparisons identified the location as Power House Road in Ratlam and that Tamil Nadu’s official fact-checking unit also debunked the claim.
وزير الخارجية الإماراتي يدعو أوروبا للتضييق على الإسلام
Publisher’s rating: سياق مضلل