“Black flag hoisted over a mosque in Iran is a “call to all of Islam for war.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 17 Oct 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Imam Reza shrine in Iran hoisted a black flag in mourning after the explosion at a Gaza hospital. It’s not uncommon for the shrine to hoist a black flag in mourning.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 October 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 October 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02rZS51Xzj1DKa8LtryMbvMSGfFax3EEX9…
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