{"id":2284014,"date":"2024-06-26T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T18:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-a-banner-featuring-the-ayatollah-recently-unveiled-at-the-brooklyn-museum\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T14:04:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T18:04:30","slug":"fact-check-was-a-banner-featuring-the-ayatollah-recently-unveiled-at-the-brooklyn-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-a-banner-featuring-the-ayatollah-recently-unveiled-at-the-brooklyn-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Was A Banner Featuring The Ayatollah Recently Unveiled At The Brooklyn Museum?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-was-a-banner-featuring-the-ayatollah-recently-unveiled-at-the-brooklyn-museum%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284014&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Viral videos posted on X, formerly Twitter, falsely claimed to show a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-charges-suspected-antifa-members-for-riot-that-damaged-democratic-party-headquarters\/\" title=\"Portland Charges Suspected Antifa Members For Riot That Damaged Democratic Party Headquarters\">banner featuring<\/a> Iran&#8217;s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at \u200ba pro-Palestine protest outside the\u2063 Brooklyn Museum. The videos, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-heavy-hitters-stump-for-republicans-in-midterm-homestretch\/\" title=\"GOP heavy hitters stump for Republicans in midterm homestretch\">attracted significant attention<\/a>, were purportedly demonstrating support from Khamenei, thanking American protesters. \u200dHowever, fact-checking \u2064revealed that the videos were digitally manipulated and the banner was created using generative AI, not actually present\u2063 at the protest. Misinformation analysts and even\u2063 a\u200b spokesperson from the Brooklyn Museum \u200bconfirmed the inaccuracy of\u2062 these claims.\u200b This instance \u2063highlights the important need for scrutinizing the authenticity of content\u200c shared online, especially when it seems \u2062to convey significant political statements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>Viral videos <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Elg1do\/status\/1804492987763654715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on X<\/a>, formerly Twitter, purport to show a banner featuring Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being unveiled at a recent pro-Palestine protest at the Brooklyn Museum.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7\/\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 NEW: In New York City at the Brooklyn Museum, a giant banner of Ayatollah Khamenei was unvealed by the students, with his message thanking the Americans for their pro-Palestine protests. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/afh93JmLwD\">pic.twitter.com\/afh93JmLwD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 El\u2019Gido (@Elg1do) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Elg1do\/status\/1804492987763654715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The original video, also shared on X, does not feature the purported banner. In addition, on June 24, Lead Stories reported the video is \u201cdigitally manipulated\u201d and the banner was likely created with \u201cgenerative [artificial intelligence, or AI].\u201d A spokesperson for the Brooklyn Museum denied the claim\u2019s validity in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Khamenei called for \u201cmaximum turnout\u201d ahead of Iran\u2019s presidential election Friday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-presidential-election-raisi-helicopter-crash-b5e4936aa0308d4fd646a4aaef9ed161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>. The Ayatollah\u2019s call follows this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-ally-of-kremlin-critic-navalny\/\" title=\"Russia opens criminal case against ally of Kremlin critic Navalny\">parliamentary election<\/a>, which saw a \u201crecord low turnout,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">outlet reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The videos, which have garnered over 30,000 views as of writing, purport to show a banner featuring the Ayatollah being unveiled at a recent pro-Palestine protest at the Brooklyn Museum. \u201c[The] Supreme Leader thanks you American boys and girls!,\u201d the text of the purported banner reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNEW: In New York City at the Brooklyn Museum, a giant banner of Ayatollah Khamenei was unvealed [sic] by the students, with his message thanking the Americans for their pro-Palestine protests,\u201d the videos\u2019 caption claims.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false, however. A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/talhagin\/status\/1804533036433732022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reply<\/a> from misinformation analyst Tal Hagin indicates the banner that appears in the videos is \u201cfake.\u201d In the same reply, Hagin re-posted a tweet showing the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/talhagin\/status\/1804520999838274029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">original video<\/a> of the protest at the Brooklyn Museum. No banner featuring the Ayatollah is seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis video has been digitally manipulated to include the Khamenei banner. This event took place 3 weeks ago outside the Brooklyn Museum on June 1st, 2024,\u201d Hagin indicated. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/21\/fact-check-video-recent-explosion-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Video Claims To Show Recent Explosion In Egypt)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This video has been digitally manipulated to include the Khamenei banner. This event took place 3 weeks ago outside the Brooklyn Museum on June 1st, 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lCWplkQfPE\">https:\/\/t.co\/lCWplkQfPE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eNnHdM8oNT\">pic.twitter.com\/eNnHdM8oNT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tal Hagin (@talhagin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talhagin\/status\/1804520999838274029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/callmegiorgie\/status\/1804516269602787605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reply<\/a> to the viral X videos states they are a \u201cdeep fake.\u201d The reply includes a link to a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/Kg5Ec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1 article from the Art Newspaper<\/a> highlighting the protest at the Brooklyn Museum. Neither the article nor the images included in the article mention the purported banner featuring the Ayatollah.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=25c9fa5c60f43d7f&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;q=NEW:+In+New+York+City+at+the+Brooklyn+Museum,+a+giant+banner+of+Ayatollah+Khamenei+was+%5Bunveiled%5D+by+the+students,+with+his+message+thanking+the+Americans+for+their+pro-Palestine+protests.&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0B0_gh8CxXz4cskeePLV_Uw5cg9cpOenTbX4UBVI-nT7ONL70YZ8KWGZB_kmiqGqSd_cQVEWj7120g7Dte6SxTdsanDIGMg67ucqYUqD7LMcKnCo8fRs9gb6XQv-0qaRH3k24NlbzsBw-F_YZJNoXBJ2CJLQ_5ofEHw_iYLX1O6Vmj59e_GuqycZ_JK9NmDF_dZG5fhtvi5uOUHkJ3DPwBAjGWVAw&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiyh7CIo_eGAxXDEFkFHX41CmUQ0pQJegQICxAB&#038;biw=1680&#038;bih=871&#038;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. On June 24, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadstories.com\/hoax-alert\/2024\/06\/fact-check-digitally-manipulated-video-of-ayatollah-khamenei-banner-hanging-outside-brooklyn-museum-doesnt-accurately-portray-protest-scene.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lead Stories<\/a> reported the videos shared via the viral X post were \u201cdigitally manipulated\u201d and the banner was likely created with \u201cgenerative AI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Brooklyn Museum denied the claim\u2019s validity in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo banners with Iran\u2019s leader were seen on the museum\u2019s facade during the May 31 protest,\u201d the same spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Videos on X, previously Twitter, depict a banner of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being revealed at a Brooklyn Museum pro-Palestine protest. 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