“The viral video showing a massive crater in a mountainous area is evidence of a U.S. bunker-buster missile strike on an Iranian nuclear facility.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 23 Jun 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video was originally uploaded on TikTok on 17 June 2025, days before the actual U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear sites. While the video’s exact origin couldn’t be verified, it has no connection to the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 June 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 June 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DLPnhXXvM8p/
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