VERA FILES FACT CHECK: US NOT sending Marines to help defend PH territory
A video on YouTube claims that the U.S. has dispatched its marine forces to help the Philippines protect its territory against China. This is not true.
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FACT CHECK: US envoy to China makes two false claims on 2016 South China Sea arbitral award
U.S. ambassador to China Nicholas Burns was asked about Beijing’s “strategic goal” in its continuously increasing pressure on the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea and “how far they will go in testing the U.S. willingness” to defend its former colony.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: US did NOT withdraw support for Israel
US President Joe Biden did not withdraw his support for Israel, and the US currently does not have troops in Israel.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: US did NOT declare war on Palestine
A YouTube video claimed that the United States (U.S.) had declared war on Palestine, following the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO bomber plane ‘gift’ from U.S.
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video carries FALSE claim about F-35 flying near Chinese vessel in WPS
A U.S. fighter jet did not fly by a Chinese vessel that fired a water cannon at two Philippine Coast Guard vessels in the West Philippine Sea.
First ever trilateral maritime exercise
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Writer Krizetta Chu’s comment on FBI’s jurisdiction over Quiboloy needs context
The FBI cannot make arrests outside the U.S. or its territories without special permissions from the U.S. Congress and the foreign country where a criminal is located.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Komento ng manunulat na si Krizetta Chu sa hurisdiksyon ng FBI kay Quiboloy nangangailangan ng konteksto
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Biden NOT ‘arming’ PH with nuclear power
A video claims President Bongbong Marcos was astonished by US President Joe Biden’s shocking decision to “arm” the country with nuclear power. This is misleading, the talks with the U.S. referred to a possible deal on nuclear energy, not weapons.
