DAVAO CITY — A copypasta (copy-and-paste) circulating on Facebook claiming that in a “landmark ruling,” the Supreme Court “officially stopped any attempt to arrest or surrender” Senator Bato Dela Rosa “to the ICC or any foreign authority,” is FALSE.
MindaNews fact-checked this as variations of the copypasta continues to make rounds on Facebook, carrying false information regarding political developments and judicial processes.
These copypastas appeared to have begun circulating widely on Facebook Thursday, May 28, particularly among pro-Duterte pages, groups, and online spaces.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a copypasta is “data (such as a block of text) that has been copied and spread widely online.”
The copypasta falsely attributes a quote to the Court but cites no decision, case number, official statement, or news report. Instead, it attempts to appeal to patriotism and sovereignty, portraying the supposed ruling as a “victory” over “foreign” interference despite offering no verifiable evidence that such a decision was made.
The circulating text seems to be an abridged version of a longer variant that was posted earlier and contains substantially the same claims and quotations. One of the earliest versions located by MindaNews was posted by Facebook user Glomerito Jimenez on May 27, 2026, at 9:35 p.m.
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