“Chinese Navy blew up 100 Philippine fishing vessels near Scarborough Shoal.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 22 May 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The Chinese Navy did not blow up 100 Philippine fishing vessels near Scarborough Shoal. The thumbnail photo was edited and shows an illegal fishing boat sunk by the Indonesian Navy in North Sumatra in 2016.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 May 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 May 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alH2fvaL3cg
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