Claim: Video of a man stripping his trousers after the phone in his back pocket exploded after he farted.
Fact-check: This video does not show a phone explosion because of human farting - FACTLY
Verdict: 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. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2023-05-23T08:01:34