“A Chinese ship was bombed by the combined naval forces of the Philippines, United States and Australia.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 May 2024.
Vera Files rated thisNeeds Context
What Vera Files found
The ship shown in the video is not from China. It was the XBRP Lake Caliraya, a decommissioned ship of the Philippine Navy, used as a target for the 2024 Balikatan live-fire demonstration.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 May 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 16 May 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “Needs Context”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v3KctNDFxk
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