FACT CHECK: Video from Mexico MISREPRESENTED as clip of Duterte supporters
A video circulating online claims to show a large crowd of Duterte supporters gathering in a rally. This is false.
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FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte mugshot AI-GENERATED
A Facebook post shows Vice President Sara Duterte in a police mugshot holding a booking placard for three counts of grave threats. This is fake and created using artificial intelligence.
Prosecution asks ICC to admit prior witness testimony on ‘neutralization,’ Davao Death Squad
In its eight-page filing, the prosecution asked Trial Chamber III to admit the written statement of a witness identified only as P-1100 under Rule 68(3) of the Rome Statute, which allows the use of previously recorded witness testimony in certain circumstances.
FACT CHECK: Vessel explosion photo is from Istanbul, NOT the Strait of Hormuz
A photo of a vessel exploding was used falsely as a thumbnail for online posts about the two oil tankers that caught fire on the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 31. The explosion photo is from Istanbul, Turkey, not in Hormuz.
FACT CHECK: Cayetano did NOT say VP Sara should personally appear before impeachment court
A quote card attributed to Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano claims that he said Vice President Sara Duterte herself, instead of her employees, should personally appear in her trial before the impeachment court. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: Viral photo of Sara Duterte handcuffed over grave threats arrest is AI-MANIPULATED
A photo of Vice President Sara Duterte in handcuffs after a Quezon City court ordered her arrest over three counts of grave threats has gone viral online. This is fake.
Duterte camp asks ICC to tighten verification of digital evidence
In a Sept. 3 document filed with the ICC Trial Chamber III, Duterte’s lead counsel, Peter Haynes, sought to amend the E-Court Protocol to include an “expert verification” field for open source and user-generated evidence.
FACT CHECK: Old clip claiming conviction of VP Sara in impeachment trial FALSE
Some Facebook users claim an old news report shows Vice President Sara Duterte has been convicted in her impeachment case and banned from public office. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Private prosecutor Mae Divinagracia NOT disbarred for violating impeachment rules
A YouTube channel claims that private prosecutor Mae Divinagracia was disbarred for violating impeachment rules during Vice President Sara Duterte's Aug. 25 impeachment trial. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Photo of Ortonio wearing ‘earpiece’ during impeachment trial AI-MANIPULATED
Netizens are circulating a photo showing Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio of the Office of the Vice President supposedly wearing a hearing aid when he testified at the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The photo was manipulated using artificial intelligence.
