FACT CHECK: China hasn’t bombed the Philippines FactsFirstPH
The thumbnail of the YouTube video claims that China has bombed the Philippines and that war between the two countries has begun.
The thumbnail of the video says: “BINOMBA NA TAYO! SIMULA NA NG GIYERA! SASALI NA SA GIYERA ANG PILIPINAS! MAGHANDA NA!” The YouTube video was posted by a Philippine-based channel with 430,000 subscribers. As of writing, the video has 16,000 views.The YouTube video in question does not provide any sources for its claims. In fact, the video itself contains neither footage nor narration relevant to the claim made in its thumbnail.
Instead, the video is merely a compilation of unrelated stock photos of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping with an added voiceover of an outdated UNTVNo other reports: No reputable institutions have reported a bombing attack on the Philippines by China. If this had been true, it would have been headline material for all Philippine news media.of Chinese naval vessels using military-grade lasers against Philippine coast guard vessels.Miguel Batallones is a graduate of Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program. This fact check was reviewed by a member of Rappler’s research team and a senior editor.
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