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The claim

The Philippines has fewer COVID-19 cases compared to less populated Italy because of Rodrigo Duterte's "immediate response" to the pandemic

Original publisher’s rating

Misleading

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Sources and attribution

    Original review: Vera Files. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms.

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