Old Video of Man Shooting Himself Misrepresented as Iranian General Linked to Khamenei's Death

A video circulating on social media shows a man shooting himself, falsely claimed to depict an Iranian general who betrayed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by leaking his location before his reported death in a February 28, 2026, military strike by Israel and the US. Verification traced the clip back to October 2024, predating the strike and unrelated to Khamenei. The video has been widely shared with misleading captions on platforms like X and WhatsApp.