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1,827 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.

Checked by Vera Files1 Mar 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Maila Ager, Inquirer.net reporter

“Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa and former president Rodrigo Duterte are among those charged before the International Criminal court for crimes against humanity over the killings related to the drug war.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The ICC probe is still in the preliminary investigation stage and no suspect has been charged. Although Dela Rosa and Duterte were named in the 2021 request of former ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to launch an investiga…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia25 Feb 2023CambodiaCrime and security
Social media posts

“A Facebook page posted a video depicting Thai police finding 2 women hiding in a pickup truck. It was claimed that those were Illegal Cambodian workers arrested by Thai authorities. This viral video has been shared and viewed many times by Facebook users recently. However, after running a Google Reverse Image search, it proves that the video attached to the claim above is misleading.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading
Checked by Vera Files22 Feb 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“The International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to investigate drug-related killings in the Philippines. It is intruding into the country's internal matters and is a threat to Philippine sovereignty.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: The ICC retains jurisdiction over crimes that occurred in the Philippines during its membership from Nov. 1, 2011 to March 16, 2019, based on Article 127, paragraph 2 of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC.

Checked by Vera Files22 Feb 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Jinggoy Estrada, Senator

“The Senate should oppose the International Criminal Court's investigation of the drug war-related killings during the Duterte administration because the Philippine judicial system is fully functioning.”

Vera Files rated this: Misleading

Vera Files says: The ICC has made clear that it does not intend to replace domestic courts as it only prosecutes cases when states are proven to be unwilling or incapable of doing so. The Jan. 26 decision of the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I …

Checked by Vera Files21 Feb 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, Senator

“Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), is an accused in the case involving drug-related killings under investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC).”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: Although Dela Rosa and former president Rodrigo Duterte were named in the June 2021 request for the investigation by former ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, no suspects in the drug probe have been identified by the Office…