Since Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest by the International Criminal Court over his alleged crimes against humanity, the pro-Duterte camp has been scrambling to garner support for the former President.
Several posts have gone viral the past few days bearing fabricated quotes from fictional lawyers, all coming to the former President’s defense. Some fake quotes shared in pro-Duterte spaces are debunked by his supporters themselves; but because of the posts’ convincing sincerity, they are still widely believed and shared.
While these posts mostly began as satire, it’s clear this has become a case of disinformation. As one X user posted, “It misleads those who aren’t…