“Rodrigo Duterte and Bato Dela Rosa claimed that the former president never ordered the killing or "salvaging" of criminals.”
Rodrigo Duterte and Bato Dela Rosa
Claim dated 28 Oct 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
In some of his public speeches during his presidency Duterte told law enforcers to kill criminals, particularly those involved in illegal drugs, and if they don't fight back, force them to do so. Otherwise, he himself would “salvage” the criminals.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Rodrigo Duterte and Bato Dela Rosa made this claim around 28 October 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 8 November 2024, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtube.com/watch?v=HlvNl1Ilc8w
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