“The International Criminal Court granted former president Rodrigo Duterte's motion to return to the Philippines.”
What Vera Files found
The circulating graphic claiming that the International Criminal Court granted former president Rodrigo Duterte's motion to return to the Philippines is satire. The ICC did not grant such a motion and the former president remains detained in The Hague as he awaits the confirmation of charges hearing in September.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 May 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 13 May 2025, 8 days later. Its rating was “Satire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BjqTTRjLR/
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.