[Peace-discuss] Coronavirus propaganda? WaPo claims "Coronavirus burial pits so vast they’re visible from space" but is it true?

[J.B. Nicholson]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/iran-coronavirus-outbreak-graves/
https://archive.md/UICsd -- time-stamped archive of WaPo piece in case of 
unavailability or change.
Rebuttal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riwLBie2fIA -- RT interview with Prof. Marandi.

Multiple news outlets (including Washington Post) claim something like what WaPo 
said. But is it true?

> Prof. Mohammad Marandi, Univ. of Tehran: No, this is propaganda. Unfortunately not
> only have Western countries not only have they been continuing their propaganda
> that's been going on for decades during, but they've been continuing it,
> continuing this propaganda, during the rise of Coronavirus in Iran, but also the
> Persian language outlets -- BBC Persian, Deutsche Velle Persian, VOA [Voice of
> America] Persian, Iran International which is a Saudi channel -- and other
> channels which have been funded or owned by Western channels or the Saudis,
> they're carrying out psychological warfare day and night against Iranians to
> create fear, they use misinformation, they use video clips that are unverified or
> distorted, and it's really disturbing.