CLAIM: US President Donald Trump showed support for Duterte after his arrest.
RATING: FALSE
Various fake quote cards and edited videos featuring spliced speeches of US President Donald Trump appearing to support Rodrigo Duterte amid his arrest have been circulating on Facebook and its vertical video platform, Reels.
On March 12, the Facebook page “Bords Tv” posted a reel composed of clips from France 24 and UNTV News and Rescue.
The video included captions such as:
“Pinirmahan at pinarusahan ang ICC ni Pres Trump [sic],” “Goodbye ICC,” and “Latest Update.”
(“President Trump signed and sanctioned the ICC.”)
The reel began with a clip from a Feb. 7 UNTV news report on Trump signing an order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court. It then featured footage of Trump stating that the ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States, originally posted on France 24’s YouTube channel on Sept. 26, 2018.
The reel ended with a message falsely implying that Trump supported Duterte and had contacted China’s President Xi Jinping to discuss Duterte’s arrest.
Similar fake quote cards also circulated, gaining traction among Duterte sympathizers.
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