“International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has declared former president Rodrigo Duterte “innocent” of crimes against humanity.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Mar 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The inaccurate post misrepresented Khan's video statement on March 13 in which he said Duterte is “presumed innocent” as he faces the ICC pre-trial chamber.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 March 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 7 April 2025, 21 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1841518739966178
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