The Number Of Dead Iranian Protesters Keeps Changing Because It's A Fictional Story

About this episode

The episode discusses the inconsistencies in reported numbers of Iranian protesters killed, suggesting they are fabricated.

The most common pro-war talking point about Iran is that they massacred tens of thousands of protesters in January of this year - but what's funny is that they never cite the same number. Because it's a completely fictional story, they can just make up any number they want.

People in this episode

Hosts: Caitlin Johnstone, Tim Foley

Topics covered

• Iran protests
• war propaganda
• media manipulation
• fictional narratives
• political discourse

Keywords

• Iran
• protests
• propaganda
• media
• fictional story
• politics
• disinformation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran

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