Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) / X

Shayan Sardarizadeh

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Shayan Sardarizadeh

@Shayan86

Senior journalist at BBC Verify | verification, AI, disinformation, conspiracy theories, open source investigations, extremism | [email protected]

United Kingdom

bbc.co.uk/news/bbcverify

Joined August 2009

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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Apr 3
Multiple weapons experts have disputed a US claim that Iran may have been responsible for a deadly strike on the town of Lamerd on the first day of the Iran war, which killed 21 people. Weapons experts say a US PrSM missile was likely used in the strike.
Experts dispute US account of deadly Lamerd sports hall strike in Iran
From bbc.co.uk
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Jul 21, 2024
This digitally-altered image of Kamala Harris posing alongside Jeffrey Epstein is being shared in the wake of Joe Biden's endorsement of her as the new Democratic nominee. The real image, captured in 2015, shows Harris posing with her husband Douglas Emhoff.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Mar 1, 2024
It's becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between X and 4chan.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Feb 12, 2024
The official state of Israel account has posted this video, saying it is facilitating aid into Gaza. A short clip at the end of the video, claiming to show tents and shelter equipment for Gazans, was actually filmed in March 2022, showing tents in Moldova for Ukrainian refugees.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Feb 24, 2022
Lots of videos and images alleging to show Russian attacks on Ukrainian towns and cities going viral on social media already. It is customary for old or false footage to go viral during a conflict, so please try to verify or check the source of the footage you see before sharing.
Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Nov 15, 2022
The widely shared claim that the Iranian regime has committed to executing 15,000 detained protesters is not true. Please stop sharing it. The Iranian regime is horrific, brutal and ruthless as it actually is. There's no need to make up stories.
Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Jul 28, 2025
The most community noted user on X with over a million followers appears to be unaware of the concept of perspective.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Mar 9, 2023
THREAD: How to verify images online? Social media is awash with false or misleading images, some of which get millions of engagements. So, here's a simple guide on ways you can quickly check the veracity of an image you see on your social media feeds.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Feb 23, 2024
Normal tweets by normal blue tick accounts.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Sep 24, 2022
A plea to Western news outlets and journalists: Please DO NOT publish videos of protests in Iran without blurring or pixelating the faces of protesters. The authorities use them to identify and detain protesters. You're putting their safety at risk. #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی
Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Sep 6, 2023
Twitter tells me this tweet doesn't violate any of its policies. What do you think?
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Jan 28, 2023
Twitter chief Elon Musk and two men with hundreds of thousands of followers ranting about a completely made up "report" about Ukraine tweeted by some random account without even bothering to check if the tweet they're reacting to is actually true or not.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
Aug 25, 2024
It isn't real. It's completely made up. But Elon Musk has a habit of believing any nonsense anonymous far-right accounts like "Europe Invasion" post on this platform without bothering to check, so there's no surprise here.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Aug 25, 2024
How is this even real?
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
@Shayan86
May 9, 2023
We know that was his social media account because his date of birth, personal information and place of residence all match. You don't need to speak Russian to be on a Russian social network. He was on Odnoklassniki because it has no content moderation.
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