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Some of the Iranian protesters deaths were fake

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Ipendem · 04/03/2026 07:00

So we heard 30,000 in the news but a lot of people are coming out saying that they were counted in the dead but didn’t die.

Seeing their name and face in the news.

Below are the videos they posted saying they are alive. It’s surreal.

So how many were actually killed, and can we trust any published number?

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRmYs7YQ/

vm.tiktok.com/ZNRmYV4cq/

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PeachOctopus · 04/03/2026 07:23

There may be a few Israeli people who are engaged with propaganda tactics but to claim the brutal crackdown and crimes against humanity did not happen- you’ve got to be extremely biased in favour of the regime or extremely naive.

…”According to US-based organisation HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency), at least 7,000 people have been confirmed killed in the January crackdown, with another 11,700 deaths under investigation, while other estimates from medics across the country say the death toll is in the tens of thousands. The HRANA has recorded more than 53,000 arrests, including hundreds of students.”

The Guardian

Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll?

Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protesters

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/27/iran-protests-death-toll-disappeared-bodies-mass-burials-30000-dead

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Ipendem · 04/03/2026 07:15

Then get your phone out and google. There are loads of sites reporting on it. I can’t hand everything to you. Or even watch the video the woman posted herself

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CypressGrove · 04/03/2026 07:14

Well I'm certainly convinced. Turns out the regime only killed 29,999 protesters. I feel bad about thinking poorly of them.

GoldenRosebee · 04/03/2026 07:13

Ipendem · 04/03/2026 07:06

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-01-27/ty-article/.premium/not-on-my-bingo-card-israeli-goes-viral-after-fake-report-of-death-at-iran-protest/0000019b-ff18-d5ae-adbf-ff580b030000

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This publication previously claimed no women were r*ped on October 7 massacre. Not reliable source, isn't it?

TheFilliesWillRiseAgain · 04/03/2026 07:12

On the one hand there is a lot of evidence that there was a massacre of tens of thousands of Iranians in January and February by their own regime.

On the other there's the Iranian regime that lies about everything for propaganda and TikTok videos..

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Ipendem · 04/03/2026 07:10

It is and it’s also published in the news

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CypressGrove · 04/03/2026 07:09

So a couple of tik tok influencers looking for clicks? This is now considered news?

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Ipendem · 04/03/2026 07:07

rubyslippers · 04/03/2026 07:07

Yeah - tik tok
that Well known verified source of news and information 🙄

Read em and weep

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rubyslippers · 04/03/2026 07:07

Yeah - tik tok
that Well known verified source of news and information 🙄

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Ipendem · 04/03/2026 07:06

somanychristmaslights · 04/03/2026 07:05

Share the news items then, bit more credible than TikTok

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-01-27/ty-article/.premium/not-on-my-bingo-card-israeli-goes-viral-after-fake-report-of-death-at-iran-protest/0000019b-ff18-d5ae-adbf-ff580b030000

'Not on my bingo card': Israeli goes viral after fake report of death at Iran protest

Noya Zion Initially Laughed About the Incident on Instagram but Later Told Israel's Channel 12 News That It Was 'Not Funny at All,' While Her Father Labeled the Outlet a 'Channel of Fools,' Which Has Since Apologized

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-01-27/ty-article/.premium/not-on-my-bingo-card-israeli-goes-viral-after-fake-report-of-death-at-iran-protest/0000019b-ff18-d5ae-adbf-ff580b030000

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somanychristmaslights · 04/03/2026 07:05

Ipendem · 04/03/2026 07:04

What do you want? News items were created about people who didn’t die.

Share the news items then, bit more credible than TikTok

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Ipendem · 04/03/2026 07:04

What do you want? News items were created about people who didn’t die.

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Gingernaut · 04/03/2026 07:02

We need a bit more than a couple of TikTok vids

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