CLAIM: TikTok videos claim that fictional character Nick Fury has voiced support for Rodrigo Duterte.
 
RATING: FALSE

 

A fake quote card circulating on TikTok falsely claimed that Nick Fury had praised former president Rodrigo Duterte for his antics during the series of congressional hearings on the controversial “war on drugs.”

Nick Fury, a fictitious character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe famously portrayed by American actor Samuel L. Jackson, can be seen in the fake quote card. Full story here.

 

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