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“President Trump said people who would help the ICC, such as former senator Leila De, Lima, would be sanctioned.”
Harry Roque Claim dated 16 Feb 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse

What Vera Files found

President Trump's economic sanction against the ICC didn't mention De Lima. The executive order sanctions ICC staff who have made “transgressions” against the U.S. and Israel.

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In short

Harry Roque made this claim around 16 February 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 28 February 2025, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Harry Roque has 50 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 31 of them false or fake, 18 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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