SUMMARY

Claim: Soldiers from India have entered the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to counter China.

Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim was posted on May 13, 2024, by the YouTube channel “PHILIPPINES TRENDING NEWS,” which has 494,000 subscribers. As of writing, the video has 63,696 views, 1,200 likes, and 139 comments. 

The title and thumbnail of the video bear the claim: “Kakapasok lang. Malaking giyera ito! Mga sundalo ng India pumasok na sa WPS binangga na ang China” (Just in. This is a big war! Soldiers from India have entered the WPS to go against China.)

The video cited a report from news show Vantage on May 10, which reported on India joining the US-led navy alliance Combined Maritime Forces and how this partnership aims to counter a more assertive Chi…

Source:https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/no-indian-army-deployed-west-philippine-sea/