VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB Reel of ‘tsunami in Indonesia’ NEEDS CONTEXT
A Filipino netizen posted a FB Reel allegedly showing a tsunami in Indonesia. This needs context because the clip came from a movie.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Indonesia did NOT blow up 60 Chinese ships
A video falsely claims that the Indonesian government sunk 60 Chinese ships that were fishing in their territory last March 29.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that Indonesia blew up Chinese fishing vessel FALSE
A Filipino Facebook page falsely claimed that the Indonesian navy has blown up a Chinese vessel illegally fishing in their country’s waters.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Local reposts of ‘red flood’ photos from Indonesia NEED CONTEXT
The water turned crimson after it mixed with dyes from a nearby batik factory.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video footage IS NOT from the Jan. 9 Indonesian plane crash
It is actually a clip from a May 2016 CNN report about Flight EY474 of Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta.
Indonesia’s New Year’s message to China over the Natunas dispute: A game changer?
A statement issued on New Year’s Day by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs against alleged Chinese encroachments over the Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Natunas may prove to be a diplomatic and legal game changer in the increasingly volatile South China Sea.
