Claim: Do not open the video file titled 'Argentina is doing it' as it would hack the phone in 10 seconds. CNN also warned users about this hoax.
Fact-check: The message which says opening the 'Argentina is doing it' video hacks your phone is a Hoax - FACTLY
Verdict: similar message claiming that they would hack one's phone were circulated before. multiple fact-checkers have debunked those messages as a hoax in the past. the spanish police back in 2017 also debunked it as fake. hence the claim is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2020-07-18T13:46:08