Hello lc245,
Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities, and we'll be happy to help in any way we can. We understand you're having issues with Voice Over being activated on your iPhone. Follow the steps listed here to locate the option to turn it off: Turn on and practice VoiceOver on iPhone - Apple Support
"Turn VoiceOver on or off
Important: VoiceOver changes the gestures you use to control iPhone. When VoiceOver is on, you must use VoiceOver gestures to operate iPhone.
To turn VoiceOver on or off, use any of the following methods:
We hope this helps.
Cheers!