Video displaying US warships, troops in Subic Bay is AI-generated

A number of US army property have been final seen within the neighborhood of Subic Bay throughout the Multilateral Maritime Occasion of Balikatan Train 2025

Declare: A video reveals a number of US Military warships and troops arriving in Subic Bay within the Philippines. 

Score: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube publish containing the declare has over 52,182 views and 261 likes as of writing.

The publish, dated January 16, is titled, “U.S. Navy Arrives in Pressure: A number of Warships Noticed at Subic Bay, Philippines Left Shocked.”

The video featured a number of clips, together with these of US troops aboard a warship, driving a hovercraft, and arriving on a seaside. 

In its description, the publish features a disclaimer that the video was AI-generated, however many of the YouTube accounts that commented on the video are satisfied that it was real. The video uploader additionally didn’t reiterate this AI disclaimer in its replies to feedback that thanked the US authorities for supposedly deploying the troops to the Philippines.

The details: The clips proven within the video are AI-generated.

AI video detector Hive Moderation flagged the video as 99.9% more likely to be AI-generated. Detection instrument Undetectable AI discovered the video to be “probably generated by AI” with a confidence stage of 96%. 

Army actions: In keeping with a Fb publish by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the AFP and the US Navy performed a bilateral maritime cooperative exercise (MCA) in Bajo de Masinloc from January 25 to 26, 2026. America Indo-Pacific Command fielded US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) and an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter for the MCA.

USS John Finn additionally participated in an MCA inside Subic Bay held from September 11 to 13, 2025. 

The Multilateral Maritime Occasion (MME) of Balikatan Train 2025, performed from April 24 to 29, 2025, was the newest time when a number of US ships have been within the neighborhood of Subic Bay. The USS Savannah (LCS-28) and USS Comstock (LSD-45) of the US Navy participated within the 2025 MME, together with key naval and air property of the Philippines and Japan. – Lorenz Pasion/Rappler.com

Lorenz Pasion is a Rappler contributor. This reality verify was reviewed by a member of Rappler’s analysis staff and a senior editor. 

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