“The viral videos show people retrieving iPhones from a floating shipping container.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Dec 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The videos are AI-generated. The clips contain several visual inconsistencies consistent with AI-generated content. Further, the original uploads came from an Instagram account that posts AI-created content. AI detection tools like Hive flagged the videos as 99% AI-generated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 December 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 December 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/860851679730978
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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.