Reporter At Iranian Propaganda Agency Filmed Half-Naked At Work By Hackers

This is the video allegedly harvested by hackers who captured a journalist working at Iran’s state-controlled Fars News Agency masturbating while at work.

Journalist masturbating in the office of a news agency in Iran, undated video. It is reported that the journalist is from the Fars News Agency. (Newsflash)

The footage that has been widely shared on Iranian social media networks captured the reported journalist in an embarrassing situation at work after they allegedly hacked the security cameras in the office.

The news agency that describes itself as “Iran’s a leading independent news agency” is entirely controlled and directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is a close follower of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

State-controlled media have played a major part in narratives that have tried to cover up the killing of protesters during the wave of protests that have gripped the country over the death of Mahsa Amini who was arrested for not wearing the hijab properly.

This has included relatives who have been forced to make statements confirming government statements over people dying from accidentally falling from buildings, alcohol abuse and suicide yet who all had injuries from being shot and beaten.

The hacker group originally published the video on the Twitter account of one of the news agency’s managers identified as Habib Torkashvand, where they wrote: “These are the freeloaders of Fars! At the beginning of every week, after coming to the office, they must check who has been at their desk the day before and jerked off!”

The agency published a statement denying that the footage showed any of their editors, however on social media he was widely identified as being one of the business writers on the website.

Journalist masturbating in the office of a news agency in Iran, undated video. It is reported that the journalist is from the Fars News Agency. (Newsflash)

The embarrassing footage shows the alleged journalist locking the door to his office and taking off his trousers before watching pornographic content and masturbating.

He is also seemingly smoking and eating crisps which also caused amusement among social media commentators.

As well as obtaining the CCTV images, the hacker group also managed to bring the company’s website down and delete some data.