“Blogger Mark Lopez claims the Philippines uses water cannons against China in the West Philippine Sea.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Mar 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
Despite repeated instances of China water bombing and ramming Philippine vessels, the Philippine government refuses to retaliate by using water cannons against the China Coast Guard's aggressive actions.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 March 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 26 March 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.