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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