“Do not open the video file titled ‘Argentina is doing it’ as it would hack the phone in 10 seconds. CNN also warned users about this hoax”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Jul 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Similar message claiming that they would hack one’s phone were circulated before. Multiple fact-checkers have debunked those messages as a hoax in the past. The Spanish police back in 2017 also debunked it as fake
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 July 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 July 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.