A video depicting a large protest has gone viral on social media. Many users claim, “Iran is rising up, with the Iranian people defending themselves against the oppressive armed forces of the Islamic dictatorship.”
Similar claims can be seen here, here, here and here. (Archive link)
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the claim, and found it to be false.
Running the viral video keyframes through Reverse Image Search, the NM team discovered a media report from Independent TV, dated September 22, 2022. According to the report, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the protesters rushed towards a police vehicle in Amol, Iran. She had been detained by the country’s morality police for allegedly wearing a loosely-fitted hijab. While authorities claimed she died of a heart attack, her family challenged this account. The video in question dates back to 2022.
We also came across a media report from The Washington Post, dated September 21, 2022, highlighting the widespread outrage and protests that erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini.
Lastly, we discovered a tweet by an X user sharing the same video from 2022.
In Iran, protesters are overwhelming riot police protesting the death of Mahsa Amini pic.twitter.com/D7cS7838dq
— 🥀_ Imposter_🥀 (@Imposter_Edits) September 21, 2022
So in conclusion, we can say that the viral video is not from a recent event, but from protests in Iran in 2022, following the death of Mahsa Amini.
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