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What is circulating
“Photos show Senator Risa Hontiveros looking at a 'figurine' of drug war victim Kian Delos Santos at a Senate exhibit.”
Claimed by Facebook posts · social media
The facts
VERA Files found the photos were edited. A reverse image search traced them to an Inquirer news photo from 26 January showing the group looking at a garment of a child victim, not a statue; the two largest posts drew over 176,000 reactions combined.