‘A New Law In Iran … Forces Female Pharmacists’ to Wear a Black Hijab, Male Pharmacists ‘Are Wearing It As Well to Mock This Law’ A March 2023 Reddit post claimed a "new law" in Iran mandated black hijabs for female pharmacists, and that male pharmacists protested by also wearing black veils.
‘Iranian Women in the 60s’ Protests in Iran in late September and early October 2022 led to the circulation of images purportedly showing Iranian women in the 1960s and 1970s.
‘You Don’t Sound American’ An activist's rebuke of two TV presenters' Islamophobic questions gained newfound attention in August 2022.
‘Zabol Priestess with a Golden Eye’ A tweet about a "5,000-year-old prosthetic eye found near Zabol in Iran" on the skeleton of an "unnaturally tall" priestess was popular in August 2021.
Did Trump Warn Iran not to ‘F-ck Around With Us’? The president dropped the "f-bomb" in a syndicated radio interview.
Does Using Antidepressants Disqualify You from a Military Draft? Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran in January 2020 sparked rumors that using antidepressants was a shield against being drafted to serve in the military.
Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar Pushes Digitally Altered Image of Obama with Iranian Leader The Republican lawmaker said people pointing out his disinformation were "dim-witted."
Iranians, Iranian-Americans Stopped at U.S. Border with Canada One woman said a border agent asked her parents, "Did you immigrate, or are you a refugee?"
Fake Fox News Twitter Smears Rep. Ilhan Omar A short-lived disinformation account drew attention by falsely accusing the congresswoman of trying to incite violence.
Disinformation Inflames Tensions After United States Kills Iranian Commander As diplomatic tensions dramatically escalate, so too does the propaganda and corrosive disinformation.
