“Former Sen. Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV will be appointed as new secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government”
Social media posts
Claim dated 16 May 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
Since Trillanes lost the Caloocan mayoralty race in the recently concluded elections, he is prohibited by law from holding any position in the government for a year.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 May 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 22 May 2025, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/LeniKamiSaAntique/posts/pfbid02NXj8FFBuWRHQpmGESqCEGDmgqk6UVuaWa…
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.