Archive · 14 Jan 2026
Old Video Mislinked to Iran Protests
A video showing people throwing Molotov cocktails is being shared on social media.
Some people are saying it shows protests in Iran, but it's actually an old video that doesn't have anything to do with the current protests.
The person who shared it claimed that millions of Iranians are protesting in many places, but this information is not accurate because the video is from a different time and event.
An old video of people throwing Molotov cocktails is going viral on social media.
The video is being falsely linked to the ongoing protests in Iran.
An X (formerly Twitter) premium subscriber shared the clip with a claim about widespread protests.
The claim includes numbers of protesters, locations, and cities, which are not accurate.
The video is unrelated to the current protests in Iran.
- Who
- X (formerly Twitter) premium subscriber
- What
- Old, unrelated video of people throwing Molotov cocktails
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Social media platforms
- Why
- To falsely link the video to ongoing protests in Iran
- Video Content
- People throwing Molotov cocktails on an open street
- Social Media Platform
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Claim
- Video linked to ongoing protests in Iran
- Claim Details
- 1.5-1.85 million Iranians protesting in 512 locations, 180 cities, all provinces
- User Type
- X premium subscriber
