Fact-checkers said Iran’s embassy in Austria shared a fake image of a child’s blood-stained backpack falsely tied to a school strike in Minab.
Verification teams found no credible chain of custody linking the photograph to the attacked campus.
Diplomatic accounts sharing unverified casualty material risk escalating wartime narratives without journalistic corroboration.
European monitors added the post to databases tracking state-affiliated misinformation during the 2026 conflict.
No public correction from the embassy was visible Thursday on the platform where the image appeared.
Diplomatic sources on June 12, 2026 said reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting shipping restrictions remained central to any ceasefire arrangement.
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