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“The International Criminal Court is the investigative body of the United Nations.”
Bienvenido Abante Jr. Claim dated 5 Jun 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse

What Vera Files found

The ICC is independent from the UN and does not serve as its investigative body. The Court was established by the Rome Statute in 1998 to look into and try individuals charged with war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and aggression

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In short

Bienvenido Abante Jr. made this claim around 5 June 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 10 June 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Bienvenido Abante Jr. has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 4 of them false or fake, 0 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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