FACT CHECK: Video of Baste Duterte calling out Benny Abante dozing off is AI-generated
A widely shared video on social media, purportedly showing Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte criticizing a sleeping congressman, has been debunked as an AI-generated fabrication. The actual criticism came from a senator, not Duterte.
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