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A news card claiming that the International Criminal Court has sentenced former president Rodrigo Duterte to life imprisonment is circulating online. This is fake.

At least two Facebook (FB) pages posted on June 28 a news graphic bearing the logos of ABS-CBN News and TV patrol and featuring a photo of Duterte. It carried the headline:

“Ex-Pres. Duterte hinatulan ng Reclusion Perpetua ng ICC dahil sa EJK (Ex. Pres. Duterte sentenced to Reclusion Perpetua by the ICC because of EJK).”

This is not true. The ICC has yet to decide on the former president’s case. It is still in the pre-trial stage.

The fact-checking arm of ABS-CBN News also released an advisory disowning the circulating graphic.

Read the full story on VERA Files Fact Check.

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