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The claim

A Japanese journalist found an iPhone 13 in 1980

Rating

Misleading

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Cambodia ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

Fact Crescendo found that the video was from the 2023 Japanese series “The Woman Who Knew Too Much,” not footage of a journalist finding an iPhone in 1980. The review notes that the iPhone series began with the original iPhone’s release in 2007.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Cambodia original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026