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The Number Of Dead Iranian Protesters Keeps Changing Because It's A Fictional Story
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this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2026
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People don't need to trust anybody.
But people should stop trusting fake numbers.
(PS I used to use the "CJ gotcha" too but it's not really worth it when she's making a good point.)
The point she’s making is the point we always have made: propagandists lie, people die.
Irani got killed defending their speech, and the blood of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is on his hands. Calling that inevitable is preposterous on her behalf. 3,117 people died defending their right to protest.