The claim
Door de hyperinflatie in Venezuela is geld zo waardeloos dat mensen het weggooien in containers.
Original publisher’s rating
De video dateert van juni 2021 en werd gefilmd in Miami, Florida op een bitcoinconferentie. Met de huidige crisis in Venezuela hebben de beelden dus niets te maken.
Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·
Read the original fact check ↗Original review summary
The video shows Venezuelan banknotes being discarded, but the review identifies the footage as filmed in Miami at a bitcoin conference in June 2021—not as evidence of Venezuela’s current economic crisis. The same video had appeared on YouTube on June 6, 2021, and its description said it was filmed the previous day.[S1]
Additional context
The review says Venezuela changed its currency on October 1, 2021, introducing new banknotes as part of efforts to address hyperinflation. It notes that the notes shown in the video bear a different figure, Simon Rodríguez, and that it is unclear whether they are genuine. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] dpa original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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