“Former president Rodrigo Duterte “has always been against illegal activities.”
What Vera Files found
While no court has yet found Duterte guilty of involvement in illegal activities, his name has been mentioned in some ongoing investigations into unlawful undertakings during his terms as Davao City mayor and as the country's president.
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In short
Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go made this claim around 9 September 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 25 September 2024, 16 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/uciFwY6xV_8?t=19194
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