Is a video of a nurse being arrested after she stole a $45,000 Rolex from a dying patient real? No, that's not true: It is a scripted skit with actors, originally posted on a YouTube account that acknowledges it makes fictional videos for entertainment. The timestamp for the bodycam video does not use the same font as authentic Axon bodycam video.
The video appeared in a post (archived here) published by @DesireeAmerica4 account on X on September 5, 2025. A fictional story about the theft and arrest introducing the video opened:
She wore scrubs. She held his chart. And while he lay in that hospital bed weak, dying, she reached over and took his Rolex.
$45,000 gone in one quiet swipe.
From a man who probably fought in a war, raised a family, paid his taxes, and trusted the woman in pink scrubs to care for him in his final days.
Instead... she robbed him.
This is what the video in the post looked like at the time of writing:
(Source: screenshot of video in @DesireeAmerica4 post on X.com taken by Lead Stories)
She wore scrubs. She held his chart. And while he lay in that hospital bed weak, dying, she reached over and took his Rolex.
-- Desiree (@DesireeAmerica4) September 5, 2025
$45,000 gone in one quiet swipe.
From a man who probably fought in a war, raised a family, paid his taxes, and trusted the woman in pink scrubs to care... pic.twitter.com/PbEhDfs7l1
The text of the introduction continued:
Then came the footage.
Then the cuffs.
And then the crocodile tears as they walked her to the cruiser.
This is what happens when a culture loses its soul.
Not just a thief, but a nurse.
Not just a crime. but a betrayal of trust.
And yet... we wonder why people are scared to grow old in this country.
The X video was taken for a video (archived here) titled "Cop Catches Nurse Stealing From Her Patient" that was originally posted on the Bodycam Declassified YouTube channel on August 17, 2025.
(Source: screenshot of Bodycam Declassified video on YouTube taken by Lead Stories)
A disclaimer on that account acknowledges that the videos include "reenactments using professional actors to clarify key events."
There is a thriving industry on social media platforms for companies manufacturing -- or borrowing from others -- fake videos of people doing outrageous things. It creates outrage, which leads to views and shares that generate income. A close look at a suspicious video could help you identify the fake videos.
A big clue that the videos are not authentic bodycam clips is that the Axon Body 2 timestamp in the upper right corner does not use the same number font as authentic Axon Body 2 devices use. The zeroes in the fake timestamp do not have a slash through them.
(Source: screenshot of X.com by Lead Stories)
This is what the numbers on an authentic Axon Body 2 video look like, as shown in the Axon.com page explaining how to read its timestamps:
(Source: screenshot of Axon.com by Lead Stories)
The zeros in the authentic Axon timestamps have a slash through them. The fake timestamps do not.
