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FACT-CHECK: Photo of Duterte’s ‘Senate birthday boodle fight’ is AI-generated
While Duterte supporters did have their gathering on May 31, it was not held right in front of the Senate building, as falsely claimed
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/sara-duterte-birthday-boodle-fight-senate-building-ai-generated/
FACT CHECK: Online registration links for DSWD, DepEd student aid programs are fake
Both the DSWD and DepEd warned the public about online scams posing as educational assistance registration links, clarifying that there are no online applications for such services
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/online-registration-links-dswd-deped-educational-cash-assistance/
FACT CHECK: ICC personnel did not receive P60-M bribe — Trillanes
The ICC Deputy Prosecutor and Trillanes deny the allegations, calling them ‘pathetic lies’ that ‘meant to intimidate’ and ‘put the lives of genuine witnesses at risk’
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/icc-personnel-did-not-receive-60-million-bribe-antonio-trillanes/
FACT CHECK: Kara David quote card on Marcoleta bribery claims is fake
‘They added to my words, they are sharing fake news,’ the journalist said in a June 4 Facebook post debunking the viral posts
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/fake-kara-david-quote-card-rodante-marcoleta-bribery-claim/
FACT CHECK: No decision, arrest warrant yet for Padilla over obstruction complaint
While an obstruction of justice complaint has been filed against the senator, no further developments have occurred since the time the false claim was posted
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/no-decision-arrest-warrant-robin-padilla-obstruction-june-2026/
FACT CHECK: ICC did not say evidence vs Duterte is insufficient
The International Criminal Court pre-trial chamber actually confirmed all the charges against Duterte on April 23, saying that ‘there are substantial grounds to believe that Mr. Duterte is criminally responsible for the crimes charged’
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/icc-not-say-evidence-vs-rodrigo-duterte-insufficient-june-2026/
FACT CHECK: Photos of Duterte being assisted in ICC courtroom are AI-generated
Duterte has not made any in-person appearances during the recent hearings on his crimes against humanity charges. He was also absent during the first status conference on his case on May 27, .
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/rodrigo-duterte-assisted-icc-courtroom-ai-generated/
FACT CHECK: No mass resignation of Cayetano bloc
No verified news report or official Senate statement confirm any mass resignation among the senators associated with Cayetano
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/no-mass-resignation-alan-peter-cayetano-bloc-june-2026/
FACT CHECK: Quote card decrying ‘bias’ in Duterte case cites fake ICC judge
There are no ICC judges or prosecutors named ‘Ambawtukahm.’ The name of the prosecutor in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s case is Mame Mandiaye Niang.
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/quote-card-decry-bias-rodrigo-duterte-case-cites-fake-icc-judge/
FACT CHECK: Sotto did not say 11 votes are enough to convict VP Sara
While there is an emerging view challenging the 16-vote threshold for convicting Vice President Sara Duterte, Senator Tito Sotto did not say only 11 votes are needed for conviction
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/tito-sotto-11-votes-sara-duterte-impeachment-conviction/
FACT CHECK: Villanueva quote card on Senate quorum is fake
A staff member of the senator says the quote card attributed to Villanueva, in which he criticized Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, is ‘fake news'
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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/joel-villanueva-quote-card-senate-quorum-fake/