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“Former Palace spokesman Harry Roque said the Marcos administration detained television hosts Eric Celiz and Lorraine Badoy because they were criticizing the government.”
Harry Roque Claim dated 8 Jul 2024.
Vera Files rated thisNeeds context

What Vera Files found

Celiz and Badoy were detained at the House of Representatives because they were cited in contempt for refusing to name the sources of their allegedly false claims.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Harry Roque made this claim around 8 July 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 16 July 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.

Harry Roque has 50 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 31 of them false or fake, 18 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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