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Police Car Fleeing Protesters Video Was Not Taken During the Recent Iran Protests

Hind Khoudary Hind Khoudary
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23rd September 2022
Police Car Fleeing Protesters Video Was Not Taken During the Recent Iran Protests
The video clip was posted on Twitter on December 30, 2017 (Twitter).

The Claim

A video depicts a police car fleeing protesters in Nahavand, Iran, during the recent protests.

Emerging story

Social media users are circulating a video clip that purports to show a police car fleeing protesters in the Iranian city of Nahavand on September 21, 2022.

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Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar investigated the circulating claim and discovered it to be misleading.

The viral video is outdated and unrelated to the ongoing protests in Iran.

Iran Protests in December 2017

The video clip was posted on Twitter on December 30, 2017, showing protesters in the Iranian city of Arak attacking a police car.

On December 30, 2017, protests were held in several Iranian cities in response to the country's economic situation and the rise in fuel and food prices.

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Iran Protests Mahsa Amini’s Death

The claim began to circulate as protests erupted in many Iranian cities following the death of the young woman, Mahsa Amini.

Amini was severely beaten by Tehran police officers in charge of ensuring that women wear the hijab, according to human rights activists. She was in a coma before she passed away in the hospital.

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Misbar’s Classification

Misleading

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