FACT CHECK: PH, US, Australia did NOT sink Chinese ship
A video on YouTube falsely claims that the combined naval forces of the Philippines, United States and Australia sank a Chinese ship.
A video on YouTube falsely claims that the combined naval forces of the Philippines, United States and Australia sank a Chinese ship.
Clips of other ships’ sea trials posted by Austal’s YouTube channel were also used. None of these shows a vessel delivered to the Philippines.
A video falsely implied in its headline that South Korea will provide both a submarine and a corvette – a small warship – to the Philippines. First uploaded to YouTube and then on Facebook (FB) on Nov. 25, the video bore this claim in its headline: “PILIPINAS may PASABOG sa CHINA, NAVY sinuri ang SUBMARINE […]
A video posted on YouTube and Facebook (FB) used an altered photo to claim that the Philippine Navy had fired warning shots at Chinese vessels in Scarborough Shoal on Aug. 9. No such incident took place. The original photo was taken from a report about a failed missile launch during a 2015 U.S. Navy drill. […]
A video on Facebook (FB) used an altered photo to claim that the Philippine Navy recently fired at Chinese vessels illegally fishing on the West Philippine Sea. No such incident took place. The original photo was taken as part of a weapons test drill during a 2022 international maritime warfare exercise. On May 2, an […]
In an email to VERA Files Fact Check, the Philippine Navy said it does not have any submarines in its fleet inventory.
The fact is three of the ships were commissioned under the Duterte administration, while the other three were commissioned during former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s term.
The Philippine Navy is at fault in the death of two fishermen during a sea chase in the waters of Pangasinan on Sept. 22, a source privy to the investigation of the incident said.
By Media Solutions
LEGAZPI CITY— The players tossed the volleyball, dribbled the basketball and served the shuttlecock, each time without speaking or shouting, even in the most intense moments of the game.
By TESSA JAMANDRE
IT’S now one against three in the ongoing standoff in Scarborough shoal in the South China Sea, with a lone Philippine Navy vessel up against three Chinese Marine Surveillance (CMS) ships whose presence, officials say, violates Philippine sovereignty.