VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Asteroid Apophis NOT going to hit Earth in 2029
A Filipino Facebook page published a video erroneously claiming that an asteroid called 99942 Apophis will strike the planet in 2029.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING video only shows US-South Korea military drill, not US-PH
A misleading video on FB is claiming to show footage of military exercises between the U.S. and the Philippines, and praised President Ferdinand Marcos for the partnership.
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.
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.
