Welcome back to Forgotten Fact Checks. This week, we look at the Western media’s whitewashing of the late Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei, and we cover more media misses.
The ‘Avuncular and Magnanimous’ Dictator
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Then–Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays during the Friday Prayers and a commemoration ceremony in Tehran, Iran, October 4, 2024.
Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/Reuters
Welcome back to Forgotten Fact Checks. This week, we look at the Western media’s whitewashing of the late Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei, and we cover more media misses.
The ‘Avuncular and Magnanimous’ Dictator

About the Author
Brittany Bernstein is the deputy news editor of National Review Online.
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Welcome back to Forgotten Fact Checks. This week, we look at the Western media’s whitewashing of the late Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei, and we cover more media misses.
The ‘Avuncular and Magnanimous’ Dictator
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About the Author
Brittany Bernstein is the deputy news editor of National Review Online.
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