“The Philippines receives Japanese warships JS Izumo and JS Samidare.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 May 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
Japan still owns the ships JS Izumo and JS Samidare which only docked in Manila for a goodwill visit in August 2023.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 May 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 22 May 2024, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=540jsD9C428
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.