Fact-check: “Many IRGC members have left Iran”
Verdict: Unverifiable (20% confidence)
The claim rests almost entirely on unverified secondary sources — defector testimonies, opposition leader statements, and regional media reports — none of which has been corroborated by a primary-source authority such as a U.S. intelligence assessment, Iranian government data, or an independent international body. Some IRGC members have documented left Iran (notably former members now living in the UK), but whether this constitutes 'many' in any meaningful sense cannot be established from the a…
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