FACT CHECK: Duterte NOT coming home, ICC orders his continued detention
A viral video on Facebook claims that former president Rodrigo Duterte will be returning home. This is not true.
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Joel Butuyan: The lawyer carrying the victims’ stories to The Hague
Outside the courtroom, Butuyan confronts another challenge: a public narrative that, he says, still justifies violence. “Kasi Duterte said there was a drug war. There was really no drug war. There was really a massacre.”
FACT CHECK: Duterte NOT set for release ‘next week’
No official notice or announcement indicates former president Rodrigo Duterte will be released anytime soon. Vice President Sara Duterte also denied claims that she said he would return from the ICC next week.
FACT CHECK: Witnesses, evidence in Duterte’s drug war case exist, contrary to claims online
Several Facebook pages and users claimed there are no pieces of evidence and witnesses on the alleged crimes committed under former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Photo of world leaders calling for Duterte’s release is a SPOOF
A post circulating on Facebook claims that world leaders gathered in The Hague to demand the release of detained former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is satire.
FACT CHECK: PEKE ang kumakalat na quotes ni Trump na susunduin si Duterte sa ICC
Peke ang mga kumakalat na quote card umano ni U.S. President Donald Trump na nangangakong ililigtas niya si dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte mula sa International Criminal Court detention facility sa The Hague.
FACT CHECK: Circulating Trump quotes on ‘releasing Duterte’ after Maduro arrest FAKE
Following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by the United States military, fabricated quotes of U.S. President Donald Trump supposedly promising to rescue former president Rodrigo Duterte from the detention facility of the International Criminal Court in The Hague have circulated online.
FACT CHECK: Quote card on Duterte’s return to PH in 2026 FAKE
A quote card circulating online is claiming that a certain judge from the International Criminal Court has "authorized" the return of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the Philippines in 2026. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: Quote card detailing Duterte’s health exam result FAKE
A Facebook page posted a graphic card claiming that former president Rodrigo Duterte will be released from the International Criminal Court detention, citing the results of a medical examination supposedly conducted by a certain "ICC Chief Medical Officer." This is fake.
FACT CHECK: Photo of Kaufman ‘smiling after ICC rejected Duterte’s interim release plea’ FAKE
Netizens are circulating a photo of lawyer Nicholas Kaufman supposedly smiling after the International Criminal Court rejected former president Rodrigo Duterte's appeal for interim release. This is edited.
