Clip of Woman Removing Hijab With Anti-Khamenei T-Shirt Is From Paris, Not Iran

The video features French activist Camille Eros, filmed in Paris, not Iran, and does not show an Iranian woman.

Fact-Check: This video is from Paris and not Iran.

(Source: The Quint) 

Amid protests in Iran, a video of a woman removing her hijab, opening her hair and revealing an explicit anti–Ayatollah Ali Khamenei t-shirt is being shared as an incident from Iran.

Who shared it?: This video was shared by news channel TV9 journalist Nabila Jamal on her official X page.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: X/Screenshot) 

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Is the claim true?: No, the claim is misleading as this video features a French activist named Camille Eros. It was shot in Paris, France and not Iran.

What we found: At first, we divided the video into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.

• It led us to posts on Instagram by Agora Brasil News and an X post by The Muslim 786 from January. It featured the same video as the viral clip.

• The posts noted that the video featured an activist named Camille Eros, who staged a public protest in Paris by removing her hijab in a "symbolic act" against the Iranian regime.

• Team WebQoof, then, ran a relevant keyword search and came across the activist's profile on Instagram.

• We found the same video on her profile from 11 January. She noted, "Support Iran against Islamic tyranny." (sic.)

• As per the activist's Instagram bio, she is a part of an organisation named Collective Eros.

• The organisation's website noted that it aims to oppose “woke” and the queer ideological excesses and provide a platform for homosexuals who feel unrepresented by current LGBT activism.

• The website also listed Camille in their spokesperson list, as well.

Here is the preview of her bio on Eros Collective's website.

(Source: Eros Collective/Screenshot) 

• Additionally, Jamal, who initially shared this viral clip, apologised and shared clarification that the video was from a solidarity event in France, not Iran.

• She noted, "With the internet shut down in Iran, it's extremely difficult to verify where visuals are coming from and what information is getting out." (sic.)

Here is a preview of her clarification.

(Source: X/Screenshot) 

Conclusion: The video was shot in France and features a French activist and not an Iranian woman.

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