FACT CHECK: Duterte NOT convicted by ICC for crimes against humanity
A YouTube video falsely claimed that the ICC has convicted former president Rodrigo Duterte and sentenced him to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.
Tag Archives: Rodrigo Duterte
Desperate moves
The disinformation game plan now appears to have shifted to undermining the ICC, linking it to the leftist groups in the Philippines, and questioning its objectivity to destroy its credibility.
The women in Duterte’s ICC life
Duterte would rather see women as subjects of his male domination.The reality has changed overnight. As fate would have it, all three judges sitting for his pre-trial in the International Criminal Court are women.
ICC rebukes Duterte camp twice on first hearing day
On the first appearance of former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Pre-Trial Chamber 1 rebuked his camp twice.
Duterte makes first appearance before the ICC via video link: confirmation of charges hearing set for Sept. 23
The Chamber verified the identity of the suspect and ensured that he was clearly informed of the crimes he is alleged to have committed and of his rights under the Rome Statute of the ICC in a language he fully understands and speaks.
FACT CHECK: Video shows Serbian protesters, NOT Duterte supporters
Several pages online are circulating a video showing alleged Duterte supporters in The Netherlands. This is false.
Duterte’s initial appearance at the ICC 14 March (Friday) 9 p.m. (Manila time)
Webstreaming of the Duterte initial hearing at ICC:The hearing can be followed in English and French on the ICC website (https://www.icc-cpi.int/) with a 30-minute delay.
FACT CHECK: VP Sara Duterte is NOT dead
Several YouTube videos and Facebook posts claim that ex-President Rodrigo Duterte bid farewell to Vice President Sara Duterte following her supposed death. These are false.
FACT CHECK: Trump quote on Duterte’s arrest FAKE
Trump and the White House have not posted any statement on social media about Duterte's arrest. The Washington Post has no image, quote or article about a statement from Trump on Duterte's arrest.
FACT CHECK: Vice Ganda, Kabayan did NOT show solidarity for Duterte
Several FB pages published fake quotes expressing solidarity for Duterte and attributed it to popular Filipino TV personalities like Vice Ganda and Noli De Castro.
