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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral video of paratroopers NOT of American soldiers in Ukraine

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 16, 2022 1:19 PM

    VERA Files Fact Check, in response to a reader request to look into the viral clip, found that the paratrooping military exercise shown in the video took place at Fort Bragg in the United States almost six years ago.

    Ukraine, us military bases, USA, Zelensky

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on US award for Duterte a SATIRE

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 15, 2021 4:53 PM

    The citation was actually for Sotto, who was among 12 state and civil society leaders around the world who were awarded by the U.S. State Department in February for their work “to defend transparency, combat corruption and ensure accountability in their own countries.”

    Duterte, USA

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming US impressed with Duterte’s achievement MISLEADS

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 14, 2021 11:44 AM

    The video did not even mention the United States but instead featured an unrelated clip from a July 26 interview with Philipine National Police (PNP) Chief Guillermo Eleazar on PTV.

    Biden, Duterte, Rodrigo Duterte, USA, VFA

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    US Influence in Southeast Asia hangs by a thread-ASEAN survey

    By Charmaine C. Deogracias  |  Jan 23, 2020 4:20 PM

    ​If the 10-member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were to choose between US and China, it’s a 7-3 win by China, according to “The State of Southeast Asia: 2020 Survey Report” published by the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.

    asean, USA

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