Fact check: AI fakes and old videos mislead on Iran protests

00:00 - 14 Jan 2026

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Iran's protests face an information blackout, fueling a surge of AI-generated videos and recycled footage online. DW Fact check investigates how disinformation thrives when truth is hard to verify.

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