VERA Files
A video on Facebook (FB) claimed that the United States (U.S.) and the Philippines are planning to strike a Chinese vessel sailing on the West Philippine Sea in a “joint operation” that will involve 17,000 troops. This is misleading.
A YouTube channel passed off a 2016 video of a fishing vessel that was blown up at sea in Indonesia as an illegal Chinese ship sunk in the West Philippine Sea. This is false.
Ang Ayungin Shoal, kilala internationally bilang Second Thomas Shoal at ng China bilang Ren’ai Reef, ay bahagi ng 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) at continental shelf ng Pilipinas, ayon sa desisyon noong Hulyo 12, 2016 ng isang ad-hoc tribunal sa ilalim ng Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
From politics to religion, peace talks to war on drugs, former president Rodrigo Duterte was unfiltered in tackling various issues during his six-year term. His pronouncements using unorthodox language, often fiery and off-color, were a major source of misinformation and disinformation that targeted his critics or propped up his image.
Sa ika-pitong episode ng What the F?! podcast ng VERA Files, alamin ang mga tamang impormasyon tungkol sa mga kalituhan at disinformation tungkol sa arbitral award na nakamit ng Pilipinas noong 2016.
Six years after the Philippines’ arbitral tribunal victory against China regarding the South China Sea, mis- and disinformation about it continue to spread.
Anim na taon matapos ang tagumpay ng Pilipinas sa arbitral tribunal laban sa China tungkol sa South China Sea, marami pa ring mis- at disinformation ang kumakalat tungkol dito.
Sa kanyang unang pagharap sa debate sa kampanya para sa eleksyon sa Mayo 2022, iginiit ng kandidato sa pagkapangulo na si Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na ang West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute ay naging isyu sa halalan lamang sa kampanyang ito. Ito ay hindi totoo.
The WPS issue, including the harassment that Filipino fishermen suffer, was raised in past national elections.
Iginiit ni House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta na nagsampa ng kaso si dating Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Antonio Carpio laban kay Chinese President Xi Jinping sa International Court of Justice (ICJ) noong Marso 2019. Hindi ito totoo.