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65 checks for “Sara Duterte”

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“Vice President Sara Duterte is having the same fate as Fernando Lopez Sr., the vice president of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., who was supposedly impeached in 1966.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: No reliable sources state that then vice president Fernando Lopez was impeached in 1966. News reports, local historians and political pundits have cited Sara Duterte as the first-ever Philippine vice president to be imp…

Social media posts

“Videos and photos show protesters calling for the resignation of Chiz Escudero over delays in the Senate's carrying out of Sara Duterte's impeachment trial.”

Vera Files rated this: Fake

Vera Files says: : The videos and photos are AI-generated. Results from the tools used by AI detection experts at the Deepfakes Analysis Unit in India show that some parts of the video were AI-generated. The DAU further flagged other sp…

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“Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer be impeached after several senators resigned and Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero was “stripped of power.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The YouTube video merely used footage from the June 11 Senate session, where Senate President Francis Escudero delivered his losing statement and some outgoing senators gave their valedictory speeches. No resignation wa…

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“Chiz Escudero said the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte will not be dictated by Duterte’s critics who may want to “rush” the trial.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs Context

Vera Files says: The circulating posts cut relevant portions of Escudero’s speech during the June 9 plenary session of the Senate. It was not about the dismissal of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case. He said he will not be …

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“Actress and vlogger Ivana Alawi criticized Cagayan de Oro Rep. Lordan Suan for signing the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.”

Vera Files rated this: Fake

Vera Files says: No article or post containing such a statement from Alawi was published on GMA News' website and social media pages. The actress has never released a statement about the vice president's impeachment on any of her offici…