“The video shows a large pro-government rally in Iran.”
What FACTLY found
The video does not show a recent pro-government rally in Iran. The visuals are from January 2020 and depict the funeral procession of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Ahvaz, following his killing in a US airstrike in Baghdad on 03 January 2020. While pro-government rallies were reported in Tehran in late December 2025, the viral video is unrelated to those events.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 January 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 January 2026, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DTKSRf4EpB0/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.