“Video of a man stripping his trousers after the phone in his back pocket exploded after he farted”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post shows an old incident of a man stripping down his pants after a power bank in his pocket caught fire at the OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa. The power bank explosion was reportedly caused because of overheating. The methane and hydrogen gases in bacteria-produced farts are combustible. But the accident shown in the video was not caused because of a human fart
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 May 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 May 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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.