diff --git a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
index cb24f4be..31913e25 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
@@ -418,7 +418,12 @@ export const ModerationQueue = forwardRef<ModerationQueueRef>((props, ref) => {
       const skippedPhotos: string[] = [];
       
       if (item.content?.photos && Array.isArray(item.content.photos)) {
+        console.log('Processing photos from content:', item.content.photos);
         for (const photo of item.content.photos) {
+          console.log('Processing photo object:', photo);
+          console.log('Photo keys:', Object.keys(photo));
+          console.log('photo.imageId:', photo.imageId, 'type:', typeof photo.imageId);
+          
           let imageId = '';
           
           // First try to use the stored imageId directly
@@ -507,7 +512,19 @@ export const ModerationQueue = forwardRef<ModerationQueueRef>((props, ref) => {
         throw error;
       }
 
-      console.log('Submission successfully deleted from database');
+      // Verify the deletion actually worked
+      const { data: checkData, error: checkError } = await supabase
+        .from('content_submissions')
+        .select('id')
+        .eq('id', item.id)
+        .single();
+        
+      if (checkData && !checkError) {
+        console.error('DELETION FAILED: Item still exists in database after delete operation');
+        throw new Error('Deletion failed - item still exists in database');
+      } else {
+        console.log('Verified: Submission successfully deleted from database');
+      }
 
       const deletedCount = validImageIds.length;
       const orphanedCount = skippedPhotos.length;
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20250929022348_18fea241-7d6f-4945-9956-5f968e9d4cb0.sql b/supabase/migrations/20250929022348_18fea241-7d6f-4945-9956-5f968e9d4cb0.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49637840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20250929022348_18fea241-7d6f-4945-9956-5f968e9d4cb0.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- Add DELETE policy for moderators on content_submissions table
+CREATE POLICY "Moderators can delete content submissions" 
+ON public.content_submissions 
+FOR DELETE 
+USING (is_moderator(auth.uid()));
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