NEW INVESTIGATION from NPOV: Large volumes of Iranian government–sourced media are appearing across @Wikipedia media system, shaping how the 2026 protests are being documented globally.
Over the past several weeks, 10,000+ images and videos from Iranian state outlets have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons — Wikipedia’s media repository.
These files now dominate searches for terms like “Iran protests 2026” and “Khamenei.”
Our reporting found:
• Nearly all material traces back to three Iranian government outlets: Khamenei_ir (official site of Iran’s Supreme Leader), Mehr News Agency, and Tasnim News Agency.
• Almost the entire upload surge comes from a single Commons account (“999real”), registered in Nov 2023, with over one million Commons edits but fewer than 1,000 Wikipedia edits.
• That same account is now the third-largest contributor to Wikipedia’s Tasnim News Agency article — alongside editors with decades on the platform.
• Many videos carry Khamenei_ir watermarks and include speeches by Iran’s Supreme Leader. Others feature street interviews presenting protesters as violent or foreign-influenced, and regime gatherings as national unity events.
• Visual packages across Commons include coordinated branding, consistent graphic layouts, and English-language slogans drawn from recent speeches by Iranian leadership.
The files remain live. Uploads continue.
Full investigation below 👇
ویدیوهای منتشرشده در شبکههای اجتماعی نشان میدهد، پنجشنبه ۱۸ دی، جمعیت گستردهای از مردم در خیابانهای تبریز حضور داشتند. بر اساس این تصاویر، نیروهای سرکوبگر به صورت مکرر به سمت مردم تیراندازی میکنند.
تروریست های سپاه پاسداران جمعیت میلیونی مبارزان را قیچی کرده و بخشی از مردم که از جمعیت جا مانده به گلوله بسته اند
گفته میشود این ویدئو مربوط به شاهرود است
As long as i breathe i will never forget nor forgive how western leftists treated us
Called our casualties propaganda
Mocked our dead
Mocked our desperate attempts for a glimpse of freedom
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