FACT CHECK: ICC did NOT declare Duterte ‘innocent’ of crimes against humanity
A Facebook reel falsely claims that ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has declared former president Rodrigo Duterte "innocent" of crimes against humanity.
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FACT CHECK: ICC did NOT reject Duterte drug war case
A video falsely claims that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the case against former President Rodrigo Duterte. The clip was from July 2023 when the Philippines’ appeal to stop the ICC's probe into Duterte’s drug war was rejected.
The long shadow of Rodrigo Duterte
Tucked up securely miles and miles away in The Hague, former president Rodrigo Duterte continues to be the concern of several groups of people in the Philippines.
Chinese online platforms swirl with Duterte arrest disinfo
Ten days after his arrest, false reports surfaced on Chinese digital media platforms claiming that former President Rodrigo Duterte had collapsed into a coma while in detention at The Hague, where he faces trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity linked to his bloody anti-drug war.
Kahina-hinalang FB users nag-post ng ‘mass resignations’ sa PNP
Nakita ng VERA Files ang mga palatandaan ng sinadyang gawa-gawang post na nagkakalat ng disinformation mula sa 13 Facebook (FB) account ng mga dating pulis.
Digging Digong’s grave deeper
Faced with tough challenges even before the trial begins, the Duterte camp is working to win the former president's case in the streets rather than through the legal channels, which they have long been trying to besmirch through black propaganda and other forms of disinformation.
China’s support for Dutertes solid as ever
Indeed, China couldn’t find a more useful and impactful set of proxies than the Dutertes in its geopolitical competition with the United States in the Asia Pacific in the same way that the Americans have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Kidnapping in the time of Duterte
If this was kidnapping, it was kidnapping in style. Convince the three ICC judges of Pre-Trial Chamber I that it was a crime.
FACT CHECK: NO release order from ICC president Tomoko Akane for Duterte’s birthday
Two versions of a quote card supposedly showing ICC president Tomoko Akane ordering the release of Rodrigo Duterte are circulating online. These are fake.
FACT CHECK: Duterte NOT back in Davao, still under ICC custody
A video claiming former president Rodrigo Duterte has returned home to Davao City after his arrest and incarceration in The Netherlands is false.
