Seems it is difficult to know what is real and what is fake news these days.
Snopes' opinion is that this isn't exactly what happened here, rating it Mostly False, and anyone reading this who wants to research the matter can check it here:
http://www.snopes.com/millions-of-muslims-marched-against-the-islamic-state/
Of course it could be Snopes which is sometimes fake news. Like I said, its hard to tell. But at least one comment to the linked story in this post also came to the same conclusion. Scroll down to the comment by Dickson.
I have no idea how much of this actually happened and why it happened. All I know is that many stories have two (or more) sides to them, and different people will interpret facts in different ways. Best wishes to all!
Yes, I think that's mostly correct. From reading other sources, it is an annual pilgrimage to this holy site in Iraq for Shia muslims. Happens every year. Has nothing to do with ISIS directly. The only protest aspect is that many of the people traveled through ISIS held territory to get there.
That alone could be seen as rather inspirational or defiant, but in the end it's probably not ISIS related. Can be hard to tell sometimes.
Seems these days finding the truth in the news is a chore. No one seems to care about what is true and they are more concerned about how they feel. Political correctness and the backlash one gets for stating facts that others do not want to hear is just another form of control. In this mix of misinformation it's hard to sift through what is fact and fiction with the result of turning people against each other. Division creates a breeding ground for power hungry leaders to rule.
Regardless of why all these Muslims have gathered, it is a huge peaceful gathering and the media has chosen to ignore it.
One of the things that makes news newsworthy is when an event breaks records. The largest peaceful gathering in itself is newsworthy and the fact that they are Muslims should make it even more so. Interesting the media has chosen to ignore it.
You're 100% correct on all of that. I couldn't agree with you more.
If it comes from CNN Wapo, etc it's fake. LOL very easy to see who the liars are.