Fox News Discovers 'Genocide' in Iran, Ignores Homegrown Atrocities
📰 THE STORY: Fox News breathlessly reports on a purported 'genocide crackdown' in Iran, claiming security forces killed 16,500 demonstrators, citing unnamed doctors and human rights groups. The article paints a picture of a brutal regime suppressing its own people. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to orchestrating a coup to overthrow Iran's
democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of US interference and the 1979 revolution. This history of external meddling fuels deep mistrust and informs how protests are framed. Furthermore, since 2002, Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly claimed Iran is 'months away' from a nuclear weapon, a consistent refrain used to justify
sanctions and sabre-rattling. Double Standard: While Fox News is quick to amplify unverified claims of 16,500 deaths in Iran, their coverage of the US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza, which has undeniably killed over 40,000 Palestinians since October 2023 – confirmed by UN agencies and human rights groups – is often softened with language of 'conflict' and 'retaliation.' The systematic destruction
of Gaza's infrastructure and the starvation of its population meets the ICJ's definition of genocide, yet Fox News' moral compass points exclusively towards America's adversaries. Follow the Money: The MEK (Mujahedin-e Khalq), a cult-like anti-Iran terrorist group responsible for murdering Americans in the 1970s and designated a foreign terrorist organization by the US until 2012, is widely funded