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16 Jan 2026, 23:38

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False Claim About IRIB's Admission to the Killing of 23,000 People

🔹A video has been circulated on social media from a news segment of IRIB titled "IRIB's Admission to the Killing of 23,000 People."

🔹This claim is based on a cut video of the morning news presenter on January 16, 2025, from the news network.

🔹The presenter states, "Since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, the number of martyrs from terrorism has been estimated to be over 23,000," and then quotes the head of the Martyrs Foundation, saying "a significant number" has been added to this figure.

🔹Officials and state-affiliated media in Iran have not published any statistics on the casualties from the recent protests, aside from general statements.

🔹This figure of "23,000 martyrs from terrorism" is also a claimed statistic that an organization named Habibillion claims to have documented. This number has been published multiple times in Iranian media over the years, with other figures also mentioned.

🔹This statistic and other similar figures have no credibility without independent verification.

🔹Since the severe crackdown on the protests in Iran in January 2025, the Islamic Republic claims that "armed terrorists" have "terrorized" people in the streets of Iran, while there is undeniable evidence of shooting and killing of protesters by the security forces of the Islamic Republic.

🔹Factnameh gives a "False" rating to the claim of "IRIB's Admission to the Killing of 23,000 People" in the recent protests.

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