Who publishes fake news against Iran?
According to the report of the cyberspace communications headquarters in the country in the third week of Aban 1,405, out of 184 fake, suspicious and misleading news, 71 were officially rejected and the total number of views of these denials reached 197 million and 854 thousand views.
A review of the 10 most popular rumors shows that the total number of refutations and corrections was more than the total number of fake news.
The fake news about the distribution of iodine pills was the most visited fake news with about 10 million and 632 thousand views, and its denial was in the first place of the denials with about 13 million and 753 thousand views.
The Sedavasima, Mehr, Tasnim and Mazenim news agencies played the biggest role in denying fake news.
The Revolutionary Guards, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the judiciary and the parliament were also among the active institutions in response to the rumors.
Foreign media and politicians played the biggest role in producing fake news; The New York Times, The Times, the Hebrew Channel, Eye of the Middle East and Instagram pages associated with the monarchy and opposition movements were identified sources.
Rank in social networks.