“Japanese prime minister Masayoshi Ohira praised President Rodrigo Duterte and said Filipinos are lucky to have him as president.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 2 Apr 2020.
Vera Files rated thisFake
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 April 2020. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 14 May 2020, 42 days later. Its rating was “Fake”.
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