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The UK Royal Navy ship HMS Prince of Wales is about to take part in Train Strike Warrior, a army train to be held from October 14 to 27
Declare: The UK will completely donate its newest plane service, the HMS Prince of Wales, to the Philippines.
Score: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video bearing the declare was posted on October 9, 2024, and has over 3,041 views as of writing. YouTube channel PH Army, the place the video was posted, has over 8,000 subscribers.
What the video says: On the 0:35 mark, the narrator of the video says, “The HMS Prince of Wales, probably the most superior plane carriers within the Royal Navy’s fleet, is scheduled to be transferred to the Philippines as a type of strategic help from the UK to the southeast Asian nation.”
The information: The HMS Prince of Wales stays on obligation with the British Royal Navy. In an October 9 publish on the official X (previously Twitter) account of UK’s Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant Common Charlie Stickland, the HMS Prince of Wales was reported to be working with F-35B Lightning jets from the 809 Naval Air Squadron and 617 Squadron.
“The fifth Gen plane will likely be put by their paces over the approaching weeks as pilots earn their ‘Service {qualifications}’ within the construct as much as upcoming Train #StrikeWarrior,” the X publish mentioned.
Since September, the HMS Prince of Wales has been making ready to take part within the Train Strike Warrior, a serious army train.
The UK Royal Navy web site mentioned that the train would “happen from October 14-27” in waters to the north and east of the UK.
After the train, the HMS Prince of Wales will then “proceed together with her winter programme together with a closing help interval in Portsmouth” forward of the Service Strike Group 2025 deployment.
Maritime subject: The deceptive YouTube video talked about that the supposed donation of the plane service to the Philippines is “an effort to strengthen regional protection and safety” amid heightened tensions within the area, as China continues to say its expansive claims over your complete South China Sea regardless of a 2016 arbitral ruling in favor of the Philippines.
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The UK has beforehand expressed its help for the Philippines and the “legally binding” arbitral ruling.
The YouTube video was additionally uploaded on the identical day that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. raised points on the South China Sea on the forty fourth and forty fifth ASEAN Summit and Associated Summits.
Debunked: This isn’t the primary time {that a} false declare was made concerning the HMS Prince of Wales. Rappler fact-checked related posts in April and Might 2024, additionally claiming the alleged donation of the plane service to the Philippines.
Rappler additionally debunked a number of claims on alleged help from the UK:
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