bibi joon deepfake of iranians cheering netanyahu went from meme to reality

Early this month, hours after the news broke that an Israeli strike had killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, a video appeared on Instagram purportedly showing massive crowds in Tehran in a spontaneous act of resistance. Tens of thousands of people were seen chanting "Bibi Joon, Bibi Joon," using the nickname of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a Persian term of endearment.