“A video shows Chel Diokno admitting that the prosecution panel was fishing for evidence in requesting to subpoena Sara Duterte's bank and tax records.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Jul 2026.
Vera Files rated thisMisleading
What Vera Files found
The video was deceptively edited to omit the full context of Diokno's remark clarifying that “a fishing expedition may be said to occur only when the party requesting the evidence or documents is merely taking a chance that they might uncover something.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 July 2026. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 28 July 2026, 7 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1081134094345767
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.