FACT CHECK: US military ship photo not taken in Palawan
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The video used in the claim was taken in 2019, when the United States Navy commissioned the USS Indianapolis in Burns Harbor, Indiana
Claim: A video shows a United States military ship patrolling the West Philippine Sea and Palawan.
The video alleged that the ship was sent by the United States to guard the area against China.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has over 125,148 views, as of writing.
Video from Indiana, US: The video, from which the clips used in the claim originated, was first posted by the United States Navy and was taken during the
