“The video shows Iranian lawmakers burning the U.S. flag inside Parliament and threatening to use a nuclear bomb against the U.S. amid the June 2025 Israel-Iran conflict.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video dates back to 09 May 2018, and it is unrelated to the ongoing June 2025 Israel-Iran conflict. It shows Iranian lawmakers burning a placard resembling the U.S. flag inside Parliament, a day after then U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The protest was symbolic, expressing anger over the U.S. exit from the agreement. No credible report from 2018 mentions any threat by Iranian lawmakers to use a nuclear bomb, as claimed in the vi...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 June 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 June 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.