FACT CHECK: VP Sara Duterte did NOT say father is returning from The Hague
A viral Facebook reel is showing Vice President Sara Duterte supposedly announcing that her father is returning home soon. This is false.
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FACT SHEET: Who should take credit for the free college tuition law?
With Bam Aquino poised to make a Senate comeback based on his high ranking in the May 12 polls, VERA Files Fact Check observed a barrage of posts online questioning the role he played in the passing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
FACT CHECK: Kitty Duterte video call with father is FAKE
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is not returning to the Philippines any time soon. The photo of the supposed video call is actually two different images spliced together.
FACT CHECK: SATIRE ang kumakalat na picture na nagsasabing ‘pinagbigyan’ ng ICC na pauwiin si Duterte
Kumakalat ang isang graphic na nagsasabing pinaboran ng International Criminal Court (ICC) ang mosyon ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na pauwiin na siya sa Pilipinas. Ito ay satire.
FACT CHECK: Duterte sculpture in The Netherlands is AI-generated
The image of a sculpture of former president Rodrigo Duterte supposedly made by the Dutch in The Netherlands is fake and AI-generated.
FACT CHECK: OLD clips used to show Duterte arrival at Manila International Airport
A video supposedly showing the arrival of former president Rodrigo Duterte at the Manila International Airport (MIA) is circulating online. This is false. Clips from two unrelated events were spliced to create the video.
FACT CHECK: ICC did NOT junk charges vs Duterte
The International Criminal Court did not junk the charges against Duterte. No such announcement can be found on its official website.
FACT CHECK: Circulating graphic claiming ICC ‘granted’ Duterte motion to return SATIRE
Netizens are circulating a graphic claiming that the ICC granted former president Rodrigo Duterte's appeal to return to the Philippines. This is satire.
FACT CHECK: VP Sara claim that Imee Marcos will bring back Duterte from The Hague misleads
As the former president is in the middle of a legal process, particularly the pre-trial stage, of the ICC, he cannot walk free unless the court approves his temporary release. A senator has no power to bring him back from detention in The Hague.
Tiktok and Surveys: The Dutertelenovela and political content
These narrative shifts are only possible because the Dutertes are doing Tiktok content like it’s nobody’s business… Now there is barely any pro-Marcos content, and even Imee rarely appears unless she’s with VP Sara…Now, it is all the Dutertes. The For You Page shows it, and the surveys, too.
