“President Duterte says he "cannot just decide" to get vaccinated without the recommendation of his doctor.”
What Vera Files found
The Palace has flip-flopped several times on when the president will be vaccinated and whether it would be in public. In August 2020, Duterte said he will be the "first" to be inoculated and that this would be done in public. He changed his tune in a speech two months later, in which he said he would be the last. This February, Duterte said, given his age, he "cannot just decide" to get vaccinated. On Jan. 19, Palace Spokesman Harry Roque said Duterte does not have to be inoculated in public,...
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In short
Rodrigo Duterte made this claim around 28 February 2021. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 8 March 2021, 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
- pcoo.gov.phhttps://pcoo.gov.ph/presidential-speech/press-conference-of-president-rodrigo-roa-duterte…
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