FACT CHECK: ICC judges did not walk out during Joel Butuyan’s opening statement

2026-02-26 - 10:04

Claim: Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) walked out during the opening statement of lawyer Joel Butuyan on the first day of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing at The Hague, Netherlands. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim made by the Pinoy Showbiz page on Facebook has been spreading quickly across social media platforms. Multiple accounts have reposted screenshots of