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Deutsche Welle's DW Fact Check examined a network of social media accounts claiming to represent the Iranian military, which show recurring signs of content farm behavior. Experts quoted by DW describe them as part of a broader pro-Iran content ecosystem spanning several platforms. The accounts use repetitive formats, often starting posts with "BREAKING", and frequently share AI-generated or AI-enhanced videos, with some amassing hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views. The report highlights "Iran Military Media", which has over 290,000 followers on X and 597,000 on Facebook, and "Iranian Force", which is listed on X as based in Pakistan. Analysis by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which Moustafa Ayad worked on, found that 10 similar accounts together had 353 million views during the same period, and NewsGuard flagged the accounts for false narratives. Several accounts have been suspended on X since March, and Iranian state media said only one "Iran Military" account was authentic. DW notes that ownership cannot always be verified, and that the verified account is hard to tell apart from the others.