“President Ferdinand Marcos threatened Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin over China’s new detention policy.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 May 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
Marcos never threatened the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson nor did he attempt to provoke China into war. The president only said he found China’s new detention policy to be “unacceptable.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 May 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 23 May 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnDZeFtT3eI
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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.