MISLEADING: Man armed with knives in Davao City mall causes commotion

A circulating Facebook video from the page Mindanao Sentinel gained online engagement, showing a shirtless man being attacked by mall staff while armed with a knife. The post also noted that this event took place in an establishment in Davao City.

CLAIM: 

The post highlighted that the said incident started when the man entered a mall in Davao City, alerting employees alongside shoppers, and prompting immediate security attention.

RATING: MISLEADING

CONCLUSION:

The video used in the post was indeed from a real incident; however, it did not originate in Davao City or any place in the country. The post falsely claimed that the incident was in the said location, while many users noted that no mall in the area was reflected as the one shown in the reel. Beyond this, the post did not add further details about where or when the commotion transpired.

THE FACTS:

• There have been no recent reports of violent threats inside malls in Davao City.
• The video used in the post is from an incident reported by The Online Citizen in Manado Town Square, Indonesia, that occurred two months ago.
• The real incident mentioned the armed man chasing shoppers with two kitchen knives, mirroring the said details in the Davao-based post but labeling a different location.

THE BOTTOMLINE:

The factual piece of media labeled with a different context stirred questioning among netizens, invoking mockery for targeting Davao with fake claims while being a city with high safety indices.