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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PCG did NOT fire water cannon vs China

By VERA FILES | Sep 22, 2023 5:35 PM

A YouTube channel concocted a fake story that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) engaged in a water cannon fight with Chinese militia near Ayungin Shoal. This is not true. It also edited photos of previous maritime exercises to support its bogus claim. Posted on Sept. 19, the eight-minute and five-second video bore the headline: “PCG […]

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WhatTheFPodcast S2 EP18: Bagong mapa ng China, pababayaan lang ba?

Bagong ‘10-dash’ map ng China, hahayaan na lang ba?

By VERA Files | Sep 14, 2023 11:18 AM

Matapos maglabas ng bagong “10-dash line” map ang China, ano ang pwedeng gawin ng Pilipinas para tablahin ang pang-aangkin nito sa halos buong South China Sea? Pakinggan ang mga suhestiyon ni Dr. Chester Cabalza, dito sa episode ng #WhatTheFPodcast.

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Bakit inaangkin ng China ang South China Sea?

By VERA Files | Sep 13, 2023 2:48 PM

Umani ng kaliwa’t kanang batikos ang China matapos itong maglabas ng bagong “standard map” noong Aug. 28. Dito sa episode ng What The F?! Podcast, pakinggan ang paliwanag ni Dr. Chester Cabalza, isang security analyst, kung ano ang intensyon ng China sa pagpapalabas ng bagong mapa.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Chinese 10-dash line map does NOT cover entire PH

By VERA Files | Sep 12, 2023 4:20 PM

Two YouTube videos falsely claimed that the new 10-dash line map of China has included the entire Philippines as part of its territory. This is not true. The new map covered only parts of the country’s maritime zones. First uploaded on Aug. 31, three days after the Chinese Ministry of Natural resources released the map, […]

10 dash line, China, west philippine sea

FACT CHECK FB FC

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO PH-Iran military alliance

By VERA Files | Sep 07, 2023 10:52 PM

A video circulating on Facebook and YouTube claims that the Philippines and Iran have formed a military alliance against China. No such pact was forged. Iran’s new ambassador just made the customary courtesy call on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last month. Uploaded on Aug. 23, or six days after the Iranian envoy met with the […]

China, Iran, west philippine sea

FACT CHECK FB FC

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China live-fire drill NOT RELATED to incident near Ayungin Shoal

By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2023 1:43 PM

A video on Facebook (FB) is claiming that China conducted a military drill on the South China Sea in an alleged attempt to “taunt” the Philippines. This is misleading as the live-fire exercises were part of a routine drill conducted last May, not after the incident near the Ayungin shoal early this month. On Aug. […]

China, South China Sea

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos DID NOT expel Chinese ambassador from PH

By VERA Files | Aug 17, 2023 4:46 AM

A YouTube channel falsely claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expelled Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian following the Aug. 5 water cannon incident in the West Philippine Sea. A video uploaded by YouTube channel Boss Balita TV on Aug. 8 carried this erroneous line: “TUGON SA BOMB4 NG CHINA! GRABE PRES BBM! LALABAN NA […]

China, west philippine sea

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Martial law NOT declared after Chinese water cannon attack

By VERA Files | Aug 15, 2023 8:21 AM

A YouTube video falsely claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared martial law after a Chinese vessel fired water cannons at Philippine Coast Guard supply boats near Ayungin Shoal on Aug. 5. This is not true but a clickbait to a video showing several senators condemning China’s attack. First uploaded on Aug. 8, the 22-minute […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another ‘Typhoon Egay in China’ video MISLEADS netizens

By VERA Files | Aug 11, 2023 3:36 AM

Yet another video compilation on Facebook (FB) allegedly showing Typhoon Doksuri, locally known as Egay, ravaging China misleads netizens by using several old clips that were stripped out of context. On Aug. 5, an FB user published a one-minute and nine-second video splicing seven clips, all showing torrential flood sweeping away cars, buildings, homes, and […]

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Editor's Pick FACT CHECK NED FC South China Sea: Waters of Contention

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos contradicts DFA, NTF-WPS on Ayungin Shoal

By VERA Files | Aug 08, 2023 6:44 PM

By saying that the conflicting maritime claims of the Philippines and China over Ayungin Shoal is a “gray area,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. contradicted the assertions of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) that the 2016 arbitral court decision had declared the area as […]

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