The video was created by a satirical news network in 2013. It doesn't show an authentic national broadcast of the Olympics.
The claim: Video shows Iranian coverage of Olympics
A Facebook post claims to show a compilation of female athletes in the Olympics with censorship, questioning why Iran would show such coverage.
Our rating: False
The video is actually from a satirical news channel and is not an actual broadcast of the Olympics in Iran.
Censored footage of women's sports created as satire
The video, created in 2013 for comedic effect, predates the Paris 2024 Olympics and mocks Iranian censorship of women in sports.
Fact check sources
The sources include videos from TheONTENTV and analysis from AFP regarding the context of the video and its origins.
