The death of a young girl Mahsa Amini in police custody has sparked massive protests all over Iran. Amini was arrested earlier this month by the so-called morality police for allegedly not wearing the hijab (dress code for women) properly.
UN condemned the violent crackdown against hijab protests. 41 protesters have been killed by Iran’s security force, reports the State media. Although, the actual number could be higher.
Amidst this, a one-minute clip of a man seemingly dancing in front of a coffin is going viral on social media.
Users from worldwide have been sharing it claiming the man danced at his daughter’s funeral “after she was killed by the Iranian regime in the protests.”
The text on the video reads: “Saddest thing I have ever seen in my life: a father who promised his daughter he will dance at her wedding now dancing at her grave after she was killed by Iranian regime in the protests against killing people for forced hijab.”
You can see Facebook posts here, here, and here.
FACT-CHECK
Google reverse image search on the key-frames of the viral clip revealed that the same video was shared last year as well. Although, it was not shared in the context of the ongoing Iran protests.
The earliest online posting of the video we could find was on 14 April 2021.
Taking clues from journalists from Iran, we traced the original video from which the viral clip was taken.
This is a scene from an Azerbaijani TV series called Ata OcağI. It was broadcasted on Khazar TV in 2017.
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