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“Video shows members of the Iranian parliament burning a United States flag amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict this June 2025.”
Social media posts Claim dated 19 Jun 2025.
Vera Files rated thisNeeds context

What Vera Files found

The circulating video shows members of the Iranian parliament burning a United States flag in 2018. This is not recent footage amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict this June 2025.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 19 June 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 24 June 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.

Where the claim appeared

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