The supposed confrontation never happened, contrary to the claim; multiple AI detection tools flagged the video as likely containing AI-generated elements
Claim: Vice President Sara Duterte confronted Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero for allegedly favoring the prosecution in her impeachment trial.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook reel posted by the page ”Kapampatut” on July 8 purports to show Duterte in a heated exchange with Escudero, who is serving as the presiding officer in Duterte’s impeachment trial at the Senate.
The clip depicts a man resembling Escudero seemingly confronting Duterte over her absence from the impeachment proceedings. In the video, he appears to tell the Vice President, “Bakit hindi ka pa dumalo sa impeachment para depensahan ang sarili mo?”
