FALSE: Photo of 'Chinese illegal fishing in West Philippine Sea'

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Although there have been reports of Chinese intrusions in the Philippines' territorial waters in the past, the photo that circulated was taken by NOAA at the Pacific Ocean. FactCheck

At least two Facebook accounts posted a photo showing tons of mackerel caught by a large net from a fishing vessel. The captions said it was an image of"Chinese illegal fishing in the West Philippine Sea."

The posts were shared last Monday and Tuesday, February 17 and 18. Rappler spotted the posts via Claim Check, Facebook's monitoring tool that flags suspicious posts shared on the platform. As of writing, the posts had been shared 782 times on Facebook. They also had at least 169 reactions and 395 comments combined.

 

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