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.
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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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng Press Secretary na sa mga world leader kay Marcos Jr. ‘lang nakipag-usap’ si Biden sa UNGA sidelines, HINDI TOTOO
Hindi totoo ang sinabi ni Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles na kay Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. lamang nakipagpulong si United States President Joe Biden sa sidelines ng 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) sa New York City.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Press Secretary falsely claims Biden ‘spoke only’ with Marcos Jr. among world leaders on the sidelines of UNGA
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles inaccurately claimed that United States President Joe Biden met only with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: US did NOT challenge China to go to war
With the escalating tensions between the United States (U.S.) and China following the visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, a Filipino FB page published a video erroneously claiming the U.S. dared its geopolitical rival to engage in warfare.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Russian announcement of US invasion
The Russian government has neither formally declared war against the U.S. nor announced any moves to reclaim Alaska.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB Live claiming Duterte and US ‘joined forces to drive China out of WPS’ MISLEADING
The clip, being passed off as "breaking news", spliced a recent news report with a 2017 statement of President Rodrigo Duterte on the country's territorial dispute with China.
