A video allegedly showing an old Muslim man sexually assaulting a minor girl has been widely shared online. Our ProbeWe noticed that people responding to one of the viral posts pointed out that this clip was from a 2004 movie called "Zahra’s Eyes". The same old man and the young girl from the viral video can be seen towards the beginning of episode 6 of the show. Going through the episodes, it becomes clear that the viral video shows a sequence where Zahra and her grandfather trying to escape from Israeli forces. Thus, it’s clear that visuals from a 10-year-old Iranian TV series are being falsely shared as a Muslim man sexually assaulting a minor.

Source: India Today June 20, 2024 21:31 UTC