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“There is a pending case against me (Rodrigo Duterte) before the International Court of Justice.”
Rodrigo Duterte President. Claim dated 3 May 2022.
Vera Files rated thisFalse

What Vera Files found

Duterte does not have a pending case before the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The ICJ is not a criminal court and has “no jurisdiction” to try individuals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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

In short

Rodrigo Duterte (President) made this claim around 3 May 2022. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 16 May 2022, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Rodrigo Duterte has 126 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 46 of them false or fake, 78 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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.