“Former president Rodrigo Duterte says he has no plan to run for office in the 2025 midterm elections, citing his physical weakness.”
What Vera Files found
Last November, the 78-year-old Duterte said he will run either for senator or vice president if his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, is impeached.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Rodrigo Duterte made this claim around 7 January 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 15 January 2024, 8 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.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GGkySmIWoo
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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.
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