An Israeli woman received a rather nasty surprise after seeing her own face pop up on a news station. The bizarre scenario was made even stranger after the news, which was broadcast on Israel national television, claimed that she had been executed in Iran.
Noya Zion is currently going viral after calling out the lies shared by the Israeli broadcast. In a video posted to TikTok and Instagram she can be seen in her home, shocked at what she’s seeing on the TV. According to IBTimes, she exclaims, “I never thought this would happen to me in my life… I’m in my house!” Meanwhile, on her TV, a photo of her is being shown. Allegedly, the broadcast is claiming that she perished in Iran, but as we can clearly see, that is not the case.
The clip has received almost 700,000 views as of writing. In it, Noya explains that she has never even set foot in Iran so it’s a surprise to herself listed as a victim when she clearly isn’t. “I’m here, I’m alive, sitting at home, and in half an hour I’m going to training. I’ve never been to Iran in my life.” She went on to add, “My photo was broadcast as if I had been executed.”
The false Israeli broadcast has raised some eyebrows
Noya’s video led to criticism online with people on X accusing Israeli broadcasters of spreading lies in order to take advantage of the chaos in Iran at the moment. “This is how Zionism and its lies operate against Iran” wrote one person. Another suggested that the news was a form of state propaganda, they wrote, “Israeli propaganda is so efficient it even kills its own settlers on TV.”
People have accused Israel and the media of manufacturing fear. There has been an ongoing feud between Israel and Iran with the latter backing Palestinian groups including Hamas. However, the recent protests in Iran have led to threats of military action from other countries. U.S. and Israeli officials have already met to discuss plans to target Iran and many believe this is just the propaganda machine kicking into full gear.
Not everyone is convinced
Of course, there are those who believe this was just a simple journalistic error. Noya’s father, for example, laughed the whole situation off and speculated that the mistake was due to his daughter’s resemblance to Niv Sultan, an Israeli actress known to most for her role in a propaganda series called Tehran.
Mistakes do happen all the time in journalism so what he suggests may certainly be a possibility. However, many remain unconvinced by this argumment.
