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His first name is Farnood.  He looks about 5 years old. No one knows his last name. But no matter, as he's now being referred to as "Farnood the Truthful" -- and he has turned into an online phenomenon.

During a children's show recently aired live on Iran's state television, a group of young participants were asked what kind of activities they perform on their own.

Little Farnood was especially eager to answer the question. "When I go to the bathroom, I wash my pee-pee on my own," he said.

"What do you do?! You turn on the washing machine yourself? No, no, no," said the presenter, trying to shift the conversation. Clearly taken by surprise by the honest and taboo-breaking answer, she took a few telling steps back from Farnood.

Iranian state television is heavily censored of all issues considered sensitive.

A video of the incident posted on YouTube became an instant hit in Iranian cyberspace and Farnood has become an online hero for speaking the truth. His fans say he stood up to the presenter, who can be seen as the symbol of state censorship.

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