VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show Australian warships in West Philippine Sea
An old video of a Japanese fleet is being passed off to show “warships” supposedly sent by Australia to help the country in its dispute in the West Philippine Sea.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The Philippines DOES NOT have huge deuterium deposits
A YouTube video claimed that the Philippines has rich deposits of a gas called deuterium, discovered during the administration of former president Ferdinand Marcos. This had been ruled out by what was then called the Office of Energy Affairs (OEA).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show an illegal Chinese vessel sunk in the Philippines
A YouTube channel passed off a 2016 video of a fishing vessel that was blown up at sea in Indonesia as an illegal Chinese ship sunk in the West Philippine Sea. This is false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ order not to shoot at civilians at EDSA NEEDS CONTEXT
A Facebook (FB) post claimed that former president Ferdinand Marcos ordered soldiers to “disperse the crowd at EDSA without shooting them” because he did not want to hurt Filipinos. This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Media DID report on ‘pro-Marcos crowds’ in 1986
Two FB pages published a set of photos supposedly showing rallies organized by supporters of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. vis-a-vis the 1986 EDSA Revolution. Both claimed the media hid the pro-Marcos events from the public.
