Fact check: Iran is talking about using a nuclear weapon.

Verdict: false — Trust Score 10/100

The video makes several false and unsubstantiated claims. There is no credible evidence that Iran is currently threatening New York City with nuclear weapons, that former President Obama shut down the East Coast or created a "Gilbert Canyon" with a nuclear weapon, or that the $100 bill depicts a tidal wave destroying New York City. The idea of hidden messages on the $100 bill predicting a nuclear attack is a long-debunked conspiracy theory. refuted by 7 sources.

Platform
tiktok
Source author
1337mushmouth — see all fact-checks of this account
Original post
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTAYhCB5J/
Verified on
July 23, 2026
Verification ID
Jdb9UJ1SQJTFRoebng3Low

Original content reviewed

Platform: TIKTOK Author: @1337mushmouth --- Caption/Description --- #fyp #nukes #nyc #getoutnow ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: TIKTOK Author: @1337mushmouth Person shown on screen (from video analysis): A man with a man bun and tattoos on his neck. What the video shows (from video analysis): A man with a man bun and tattoos on his neck is speaking directly to the camera in a dimly lit room. He is wearing a black shirt and appears to be making a serious statement. --- HOW TO VERIFY THIS (provenance-first) --- 1. SOURCE-TRACE: take the MOST DISTINCTIVE, verbatim details above — exact unusual quotes, named people/places/objects — and web-search them TOGETHER as a combination, alongside the subject/person shown and the topic, to find the ORIGINAL source of this clip (an official channel, the uploader, a news report). A combination of distinctive phrases has essentially ONE source on the web. 2. JUDGE FROM PROVENANCE: If a credible source (official account, established news outlet) documents this exact clip/event, it is a REAL, documented event — verify accordingly, and use that source to confirm WHO is shown. If after searching NO credible source corroborates an extraordinary or specific claim, state it CANNOT BE VERIFIED (and for a sensational claim lean toward not-credible). Do NOT default to "verified" on tangential, generic facts. 3. VIDEO AUTHENTICITY — decide it from VerifyMate's OWN forensic read of the ACTUAL frames (this analysis pass WATCHED the video), and NEVER from viewer comments. The read: "no strong signs of AI generation (confidence 0%)". Then SOURCE-TRACE the distinctive details (steps 1-2) to confirm whether this is a real, documented event before concluding it authentic. --- Caption/Description --- #fyp #nukes #nyc #getoutnow --- Audio Transcript --- If you live in New York, I suggest you leave. Iran is talking about using a nuclear weapon. Obama was working with the Iranians. If you don't know that, now you know. Um, they've been kind of

Claims analyzed (5)

  1. unverifiable: Iran is talking about using a nuclear weapon.
    While there are ongoing discussions and concerns about Iran's nuclear program and its potential to develop nuclear weapons, there is no credible evidence from 2026 that Iran is currently 'talking about using a nuclear weapon' against New York City or any other location. Recent news in 2026 focuses on a memorandum of understanding between Trump and Iran regarding their nuclear program, aiming to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
  2. unverifiable: Obama was working with the Iranians to hide things from Trump.
    The claim that Obama was actively working with Iranians to hide information from Trump is a conspiracy theory and lacks any credible evidence. While the Obama administration negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, and the Trump administration later withdrew from it, there is no evidence of a secret collaboration to conceal information from Trump.
  3. false: Obama shut down the East Coast during his presidency and created what they call Gilbert Canyon.
    There is no record of former President Obama shutting down the East Coast during his presidency. The term "Gilbert Canyon" is not associated with any such event or a geographical feature created by Obama. President Obama did establish the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which includes several canyons, to protect marine life, but this was a conservation effort, not a shutdown of the East Coast, and it did not involve creating a 'Gilbert Canyon' or any nuclear weapon.
  4. false: There is a nuclear weapon planted at the bottom of Gilbert Canyon that will destroy New York City with a tidal wave.
    This claim is entirely unsubstantiated and part of a conspiracy theory. There is no evidence of a "Gilbert Canyon" containing a nuclear weapon, nor any credible threat of New York City being destroyed by a nuclear weapon and tidal wave in this manner. The concept of a nuclear weapon causing a tidal wave to destroy NYC is a recurring theme in conspiracy theories, often linked to misinterpretations of imagery on currency.
  5. false: A tidal wave that will destroy New York City is printed on your $100 bill.
    The claim that the $100 bill depicts a tidal wave destroying New York City is a widely debunked conspiracy theory. These theories often involve folding the bill in specific ways to reveal supposed hidden images of disasters. The designs on U.S. currency are publicly known and do not contain such imagery.

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