Archive - FACT CHECK

Quote cards attributed to movie and TV series characters defending Rodrigo Duterte have become viral online. These are fake.

Multiple Facebook pages and users are claiming the Supreme Court was set to discuss a petition calling for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s resignation. This is false.

Several social media posts falsely claimed First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has close ties with two of the ICC judges, Julia Motoc and Socorro Flores.

The ICC proceedings on Duterte and his bloody war on drugs are ongoing.

An FB post falsely claims that former president Rodrigo Duterte was "kidnapped" due to lack of documents of his arrest.

Clips of Catholic devotees during processions in Quiapo and Cebu City are being passed off as marches supporting former president Rodrigo Duterte.

Social media posts claiming that world leaders such as Trump and Putin gave strong messages of support for Duterte are fake.

A YouTube video falsely claimed that the ICC has convicted former president Rodrigo Duterte and sentenced him to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.

Filipinos in Hong Kong did not chant "Impeach Sara", contrary to the claim of a manipulated video circulating on Facebook.

Another fabricated quote card supposedly of US President Trump expressing admiration for Rodrigo Duterte is circulating online.

The ICC judges’ dissenting opinion was issued on July 18, 2023, not recently, regarding the decision to resume the investigation into Duterte’s war on drugs.

An FB video is claiming that the streets around Recto Avenue in Manila were crowded with people participating in a supposed people power movement. This is false.