“A video shows civilians fleeing from the ongoing war in the Middle East.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Jun 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The video does not show war victims. It was taken in Nepal on May 29, 2025 when a crowd had gathered to harvest a rare mushroom.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 June 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 20 June 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1218550029423942
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.