Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
You might have seen a video showing metal boxes marked with the emblem of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and filled with money.
For many years, this same footage has circulated online, resurfacing in different countries, each time with the same false message: that the ICRC is transporting boxes of cash for an unclear purpose.
This video is a fake.
We don’t know why it was created, but we do know that spreading misinformation about the ICRC can undermine humanitarian work and deprive communities in need of vital aid.
Watch our video to understand what experts found about the “cash crate” video and why it is fake.
For more information: icrc.org/en/document/false-allegations-icrc-condemns-video-cash-trunks
You might have seen a video showing metal boxes marked with the emblem of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and filled with money.
For many years, this same footage has circulated online, resurfacing in different countries, each time with the same false message: that the ICRC is transporting boxes of cash for an unclear purpose.
This video is a fake.
We don’t know why it was created, but we do know that spreading misinformation about the ICRC can undermine humanitarian work and deprive communities in need of vital aid.
Watch our video to understand what experts found about the “cash crate” video and why it is fake.
For more information: icrc.org/en/document/false-allegations-icrc-condemns-video-cash-trunks
