“The Philippines will invoke its Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States (U.S.) following the recent clash between the China Coast Guard and Philippine Navy”
Social media posts
Claim dated 23 Jun 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
Palace and military officials said the clash cannot be considered an armed attack and is not enough grounds to put the MDT into action.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 June 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 June 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brgTAX-nZF0
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