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Fake News Alert! These Quote Cards of Fictional Characters Supporting Rodrigo Duterte Are NOT Real

  • Posted on Mar 19, 2025
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Fake News Alert! These Quote Cards of Fictional Characters Supporting Rodrigo Duterte Are NOT Real

Mar 19, 2025   •   Alex Alvarez

Following the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court after being accused of crimes against humanity, his supporters have made lots of noise to show their support. Some have even gone so far as creating fake quotes from fictional characters, and while many of these began as satire, many Filipinos seem to be falling for the disinformation. Here’s a list of some of the most viral fictional characters and their supposed quotes (read: fake) supporting former President Duterte.

 

Elle Woods

Photo from Nutribun Republic/Facebook

What she supposedly said: She allegedly said that the ICC’s arrest of Duterte is “illegal.” The quote card is also being attributed to American news outlet NBC News.

Who she really is: Played by actress Reese Witherspoon, Elle Woods is a fictional character from the popular film series Legally Blonde, which follows Elle’s story as a college sorority girl trying to win back her ex-boyfriend by securing a degree in law school, disproving stereotypes against blondes and finding success as a lawyer in her own right. Which, again, is all fictional.

 

Annalise Keating

Photo from Rhadson Mendoza/Facebook

What she supposedly said: A word-by-word copy of the quote associated with the character Elle Woods. It’s also attributed to CNN and has been shared by many supporters of Duterte, including former Laguna governor ER Ejercito, whose Facebook post has since been deleted.

Who she really is: Annalise Keating, played by Viola Davis, is a fictional lawyer-teacher from the American legal drama series How to Get Away With Murder.

 

Saul Goodman and Gustavo Fring

Photos from Simon Rom/Facebook, Tatay Digong/Facebook

What they supposedly said: Saul allegedly accused the ICC of “violat[ing] international law,” while Gustavo supposedly will talk to current US president Donald Trump personally.

Who they really are: Portrayed by Bob Odenkirk and Giancarlo Esposito respectively, Saul Goodman and Gustavo Fring are both fictional characters in the American crime drama series Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul. While Saul’s character is a lawyer, Gustavo is a drug distributor hiding under a cover as an owner of the fast-food chain Los Pollos Hermanos.

 

Gregory House

Photo from DUTERTE Diehard Supporter's International./Facebook

What he supposedly said: This fake quote card is less about the former president and more about the allegations being directed toward his daughter Kitty.

Who he really is: Gregory House is a fictional doctor played by Hugh Laurie in the series House, M.D. and is known as an unconventional, misanthropic, cynical medical genius.

 

Harvey Specter and Mike Ross

Photos from TRAVELER SECRET FILES/Facebook, Marvin Medina/Facebook

What they supposedly said: Harvey and Mike are allegedly going to serve as Duterte’s defense.

Who they really are: Played by Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams, Harvey Specter and Mike Ross are both fictional lawyers from the American series Suits. In fact, the series starts out with the two of them hiding Mike’s secret of never having attended law school. It was only later in the series that he actually became an official lawyer.

 

Michelle Yeoh under the name of Tomoko Akane

Photo from atoyyni/X

What she supposedly said: She would allegedly “grant his immediate freedom.”

Who she really is: Tomoko Akane is really the president of the ICC, but that is not her in the photo. That’s actress Michelle Yeoh, whose recent works are the uber-popular films Everything Everywhere All At Once and Crazy Rich Asians.

 

Peter Russo

Photo from Amelia Agbayani/Facebook

What he supposedly said: Peter Russo allegedly wants the ICC to release the former president “at all costs.”

Who he really is: Peter Russo is a fictional American congressman played by actor Corey Stoll in the Netflix series House of Cards.

 

Johnny Sins

Photo from Philippines Defense Forces Forum/Facebook

What he supposedly said: He allegedly claimed that the ICC’s arrest of Duterte is “illegal.”

Who he really is: While not fictional, Johnny Sins is not a “world-renowned lawyer” as the fake quote card claims, but an American adult film performer, director, and YouTuber.

 

Which other fictional characters have you spotted on these fake quote cards?


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