
FACT-CHECK: US Navy did not sink a Chinese ship in combat
A video on TikTok misleadingly claimed that the United States Navy had sunk a Chinese ship in battle.
A video on TikTok misleadingly claimed that the United States Navy had sunk a Chinese ship in battle.
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) temporarily restricted a network of Chinese-linked accounts involved in coordinated attacks against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. after his signing of landmark laws asserting Manila’s rights over the West Philippine Sea.
A wave of suspicious X (formerly Twitter) accounts simultaneously posted screenshots of the debunked “polvoron” video, which falsely showed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. using illegal drugs, just days after the Philippines passed laws asserting its sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea.
Manila does not need an ally that cannot be relied on and changes its mind depending on its interests.
Should the Philippines be concerned about these foreign policy changes?
A Facebook user posted a reel showing the photo of President Xi Jinping and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and falsely claimed that the Philippines and China had finally reconciled.