“I will accept the resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III if he does so voluntarily.”
Rodrigo Duterte
Claim dated 24 Aug 2021.
Vera Files rated thisFlip-flop
What Vera Files found
A week ago, Duterte said he will refuse if Duque resigns from his post.
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In short
Rodrigo Duterte made this claim around 24 August 2021. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 3 September 2021, 10 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://youtu.be/X8M3clpyYfk?t=467
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/4q_jWL5tmZY?t=4300
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