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“Former president Rodrigo Duterte calls on the military and police to intervene to "protect the Constitution" and “correct” the current administration’s purported plan to perpetuate itself in power by amending it.”
Rodrigo Duterte Claim dated 28 Jan 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFlip-flop

What Vera Files found

In a Jan. 7 press conference in Davao City, Duterte denied involvement in alleged destabilization efforts against the Marcos administration. He said he had been a president and saw no reason to replace Marcos, saying he was "comfortable" with his successor.

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In short

Rodrigo Duterte made this claim around 28 January 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 30 January 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Flip-flop”.

Rodrigo Duterte has 126 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 46 of them false or fake, 78 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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