“China, Vietnam fire flares at the PH aircraft near Mischief Reef”
Social media posts
In a YouTube video. Claim dated 13 Dec 2023.
FactRakers rated thisMisleading
What FactRakers found
Old photos of flare warnings off Gibraltar Coast and South Korea were used instead of flares actually fired by China and Vietnam
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 December 2023. FactRakers (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 22 December 2023, 9 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
This check was done by FactRakers, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.