VERA FILES FACT CHECK: US NOT sending Marines to help defend PH territory
The video narrator’s lines were taken verbatim from the original March 30 article of Business Insider on the U.S.’ plan of island-hopping battle exercise.
The video narrator’s lines were taken verbatim from the original March 30 article of Business Insider on the U.S.’ plan of island-hopping battle exercise.
Ayungin Shoal (international name: Second Thomas Shoal) is part of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Philippines based on a 2016 arbitral ruling in the Hague, contrary to the claim of United States (U.S.) ambassador to China Nicholas Burns that it is a Philippine “sovereign territory.” Burns also erred in saying that the International […]
The video’s narrator also falsely claimed that the Pentagon withdrew troops it sent to Israel.
The U.S. is only sending military aid to Israel. President Joe Biden is currently requesting $14.3 billion in additional defense funding for Israel.
A YouTube channel uploaded old clips from an aerospace exhibition and falsely claimed that the bomber planes from the United States are now in the Philippines. Uploaded on Aug. 27, the two-minute and 17-second video showing two planes conducting a flyover bore the headline: “24 ORAS EXPRESS REGALO NG AMERICA NASA PILIPINAS NA (AMERICA’S GIFT […]
A YouTube video claimed that a United States (U.S.) F-35B fighter jet flew by a Chinese vessel that fired a water cannon at two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). No such incident happened. The title of an Aug. 7 video by YouTube channel PH TV that was re-posted on […]
The first ever trilateral maritime exercise among the coast guard personnel of the Philippines, the United States and Japan kicked off on Thursday, June 1, ushering in cooperation for a peaceful and stable Asia Pacific.
Manila Bulletin writer Krizette Laureta-Chu said in a Facebook post on Dec. 11 that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) could not locate Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, founder of a religious sect called Kingdom of Jesus Christ. This needs context.
Sinabi ng manunulat ng Manila Bulletin na si Krizette Laureta-Chu sa isang Facebook post noong Dis. 11 na hindi mahanap ng Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) si Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, tagapagtatag ng isang relihiyosong sekta na tinatawag na Kingdom of Jesus Christ. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
A video on Facebook (FB) claims President Ferdinand Marcos was astonished by United States (U.S.) President Joe Biden’s shocking decision to “arm” the country with nuclear power. It is misleading. The talks with the U.S. referred to a possible deal on nuclear energy, not weapons. Besides, deals on nuclear weapons are not possible under the […]