Supreme Court, ICC targeted by ‘fake news’ after Duterte arrest

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Courts both in the Philippines and in The Hague, Netherlands are at the receiving end of ‘fake news’ or disinformation attacks after former president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested for crimes against humanity.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/supreme-court-icc-targeted-fake-news-attacks-duterte-arrest/

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00:00Courts, both in the Philippines and in The Hague, the Netherlands, are at the receiving

00:04end of fake news or disinformation attacks.

00:07This after former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested last week for crimes against

00:12humanity.

00:13On the day Duterte was arrested, his longtime ally, Senator Ronald Bató de la Rosa, filed

00:17a petition with the Supreme Court asking for the issuance of a temporary restraining order

00:21which could have stopped the implementation of the arrest.

00:24Disinformation broke out that night with fake news reports claiming the High Court already

00:28issued a TRO in favor of Duterte.

00:31This is false.

00:32On March 12, SC spokesperson Camille Ping announced the court denied de la Rosa's request

00:36for a TRO.

00:38Social media posts also show a fabricated SC document dated March 16 titled, Supreme

00:43Court Receives Petition on 16 Million Signatures Calling for President Marcos' Resignation.

00:48The High Court says it is completely untrue.

00:51It has not received any petition.

00:53Even the ICC was not spared from disinformation.

00:56During Duterte's arrest, there was a claim that the former president was arrested without

01:00a warrant.

01:01This is false.

01:02The ICC implemented its warrant through the Interpol, and a copy of the warrant is available.

01:06Duterte's former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, who flew to The Hague with the

01:10former president, also claimed he was forced to go on the plane without a visa.

01:15His claim lacked context as the Philippine Embassy in the Netherlands said, upon landing,

01:19they secured a 15-day visa for the lawyer so he could assist Duterte.

01:23Duterte's supporters meantime targeted ICC presiding judge Julia Motok and left negative

01:28comments on the judges' photos.

01:30They also spanned Motok's Meta and LinkedIn profiles, demanding that the judge return

01:34Duterte to the Philippines.

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