FARAJA warning: Be careful of enemy psychological operations with fake news

The head of Iran's Cyber Crime Police (Fata) warned that ahead of the funeral ceremony, false news is being circulated under the names of officials and reputable foreign media outlets. He stated that the aim of this action is to create insecurity and disrupt the psychological peace of ceremony attendees. This warning was described as a psychological operation being carried out through cyberspace.

• The head of Cyber Crime Police urged citizens not to fall victim to false news about the funeral ceremony and to refrain from spreading such misinformation in cyberspace.
• Cyber Crime Police described false news as "anti-security" and emphasized the role of those publishing such content in creating instability.
• The main warning focuses on the fact that publishers of this false news attribute the reports to certain officials and reputable media outlets in order to gain greater credibility.
• The Public Information Center of the General Police Command also issued a warning on this matter and emphasized that the dissemination of false information in cyberspace is subject to legal monitoring.
• The warning concerns protecting the security of ceremony attendees and preventing potential unrest resulting from fraudulent information.
• All source coverage focuses on identical content, with only variations in headlines and the angle regarding the urgency of the warning.. Coverage difference: Nearly all sources (12 media outlets) have reflected the same content and message from the Cyber Crime Police warning, without adding supplementary details, broader quotations, or different analytical angles. None of the sources include differing viewpoints, critical analysis, or data regarding the actual scale of this phenomenon. Coverage is entirely focused on the official perspective of regulatory agencies.