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  "subject_id": 177,
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  "value": "Judge Estacio-Montesa convicts Ressa and Santos",
  "statement": "The Philippine Star reported that Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa of the Manila Regional Trial Court convicted Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. of cyber libel under the Cybercrime Prevention Act.",
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  "source_id": 475,
  "evidence_quote": "Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 convicted Ressa and Rappler's former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. guilty of violating Section 4(c)(4) of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, or cyber libel.",
  "evidence_date": "2020-06-15",
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  "verified_at": "2026-09-22",
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  "batch_label": "v3-second-sources-2026-09-22",
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  "url": "https://thewaronnews.com/claims/716",
  "subject_url": "https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-philippines-ressa-cyber-libel-conviction",
  "source": {
    "id": 475,
    "url": "https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/06/15/2020473/court-convicts-rapplers-ressa-cyber-libel",
    "final_url": "https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/06/15/2020473/court-convicts-rapplers-ressa-cyber-libel",
    "title": "Court convicts Rappler's Ressa on cyber libel",
    "publisher": "The Philippine Star (national paper of record)",
    "published_on": "2020-06-15",
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    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
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