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Iran protests: Fact-checking claims of AI manipulation, low turnout

For around two weeks – and despite an internet blackout – thousands of Iranians have been mobilising in large protests that threaten the future of the ruling regime. But some internet users are casting doubt over the protest images, claiming they’re in fact much smaller than they appear, or using camera trickery or AI manipulation. Vedika Bahl goes through the claims in Truth or Fake.

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