“The Armed Forces of the Philippines is on red alert amid territorial disputes with China.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Jun 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFake
What Vera Files found
The Armed Forces of the Philippines has issued a statement on June 26, 2024 disowning the text and clarified the military is currently not on red alert. This is a hoax that has been circulating as early as 2021.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 June 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 28 June 2024, 7 days later. Its rating was “Fake”.
Where the claim appeared
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