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Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa

“Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa claims the International Criminal Court need not investigate drug-related killings under the Duterte administration considering that several policemen involved had been charged and some were convicted.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: While many police officers had been charged over the drug-related killings, there have been only three convictions out of the estimated 12,000 to 30,000 killings under Duterte's bloody war on drugs.

Checked by FACTLY8 Jul 2024IndiaCrime and security
Social media posts

“The video shows a police officer arrested by a lawyer under the rules and power provided by the new Indian criminal laws that came into effect from 01 July 2024.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: This video shows an incident from Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow in 2023, much before the news criminal laws were implemented on 1 July 2024. It shows a police inspector named Pradeep Pandey being arrested by the anti-corrupti…

Checked by FACTLY1 Jul 2024IndiaCrime and security
Social media posts

“The three Muslim men seen in the viral post were arrested by the CBI in relation to the NEET-UG paper leak scam. There is a bigger conspiracy of Exam Jihad surrounding this incident.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The three men seen in the viral video have indeed been arrested by the CBI in relation to the NEET-UG paper leak scam. However, the CBI has also arrested Hindus in relation to this case, not just the three Muslim men se…