A video is being widely circulated on social media with sensational claims that “Goodbye Islam in Iran,” alleging that over ten tons of Qurans were thrown into a river and more than 50,000 mosques were shut down. The video is being used to suggest that Iran has launched a campaign against Islam.
A user, Manoj Shrivastava, shared the viral video claiming that Iran was witnessing the end of Islam. The post alleged that over ten tons of Qurans had been dumped into a river and that more than 50,000 mosques had been shut down.(English Translation)
Another user, Er L K Niranjan, shared the viral video with the caption: “When the people of Iran have abandoned the path of terror in favor of peace and tranquility, why does the government of India not come to its senses and curb terrorism within India as well?”(English Translation)
Several other users also shared the same video with similar claims, which can be seen here, here, and here.
DFRAC investigated the viral claim and found it to be false. The video is not recent and has no connection to any anti-Islam campaign or mosque closures in Iran. To investigate, we conducted a reverse image search using keyframes from the viral clip. This led us to an Instagram post published by fasiribnews.ir on October 26, 2020, proving that the footage is nearly six years old.
The original post explained that the video was related to an incident at Tangab Dam in Firuzabad, Iran, where several worn-out copies of the Quran were found...
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