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“The release paper of former president Rodrigo Duterte has been approved.”
Social media posts Claim dated 18 Jun 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse

What Vera Files found

The International Criminal Court has yet to decide on the interim release plea of former president Rodrigo Duterte. The screenshots in the thumbnail were taken from the Public Redacted Version of the Urgent Request for Interim Release document filed by Duterte's defense counsel on June 12.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 18 June 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 30 June 2025, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Where the claim appeared

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