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Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: Contrary to the bogus quote card, Marcos did not confirm the release of Duterte from detention in the Hague in this year's SONA or even mention his case before the ICC.
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The ICC has not issued any announcement regarding the release of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Vice President Sara Duterte also denied saying that her father would be released anytime soon.
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Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: There are no official statements or records from the ICC confirming that Korner said the statement. The ICC already ruled that it has jurisdiction over crimes committed when the Philippines was still a party to the Rome…
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: This is an old video taken on March 13, 2025 when Duterte arrived at the Scheveningen Prison in the Netherlands. As of Oct. 3, 2025, Duterte is still being held at the ICC detention facility.
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: As of Oct. 3, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I has yet to decide on the request for interim release filed by Duterte's legal team in June, the international tribunal's website shows.
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: There are no official reports or statements from the White House confirming the claim. The video merely uses an unrelated clip of Harry Roque.
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The ICC has yet to begin the trial of Duterte in connection with his bloody drug war. It has set for Sept. 23 the confirmation of charges hearing against the former president.
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: ICC spokesperson Fadi El-Abdallah confirmed that “there is no change in the status of [former president Rodrigo Duterte],” noting “he is still in the ICC detention center.”
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Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
Vera Files says: Right to bail is not expressly stated in the rules of procedure of the International Criminal Court. Rodrigo Duterte has a history of threatening critics and witnesses when he was president. The prosecution filed in the…
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Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: Former president Rodrigo Duterte's case in the International Criminal Court is still at the pre-trial stage. It is not true that the court has already sentenced him to life imprisonment. ABS-CBN News has disowned the ci…
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: This is an old video taken on March 14, 2025. It shows VP Sara Duterte—not the former president—exiting the ICC premises after her father's pre-trial hearing.
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Vera Files rated this: No basis
Vera Files says: The funds appropriated in the 2025 budget are released to the concerned government offices and operating units. Rep. Zaldy Co has no direct access to these funds. Further, the International Criminal Court reported no do…
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The International Criminal Court has made no decision yet on the matter. The ICC's Office of the Prosecutor said it will make its decision public soon.
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: While the United States did impose sanctions on four women ICC judges, it only involved freezing their assets and property interests in that country. It did not include imprisonment.
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The video was old and shows a clip from the swearing-in ceremony of five ICC judges in 2012, not the court's hearing or dismissal of Duterte's case.
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The ICC did not junk the charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte. No such announcement can be found on its ICC website. He remains in detention while awaiting the confirmation of charges hearing on Sept. 23.
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Vera Files rated this: Satire
Vera Files says: The circulating graphic claiming that the International Criminal Court granted former president Rodrigo Duterte's motion to return to the Philippines is satire. The ICC did not grant such a motion and the former preside…
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: There are no reports about the Guinness World Records recognizing the birthday rallies for former president Rodrigo Duterte on March 28. The Vatican cardinals did not urge the United Nations to have Duterte released fro…
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The inaccurate post misrepresented Khan's video statement on March 13 in which he said Duterte is “presumed innocent” as he faces the ICC pre-trial chamber.
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Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The clip is an old video from July 2023, when the Appeals Chamber rejected the Philippine government’s appeal to stop the ICC’s investigation into Duterte’s drug war.