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No, this image does not show official vote tallies in 15 Indonesian provinces in favour of presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto

Published on 22 May 2019 at 10:26Updated on 22 May 2019 at 10:31

An infographic shared tens of thousands times in multiple Facebook posts purports to show the tallies of presidential election votes in Indonesia’s 15 provinces that puts presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto as the winner over incumbent Joko Widodo, or Jokowi. The figures used in the infographics are false; the figures do not correspond with official vote count data available on the website of the General Elections Commission (KPU); Jokowi has won the election, according to official vote results announced by the KPU on May 21, 2019.

No, these photos do not show the Israeli city of Tel Aviv devastated by an earthquake

Published on 22 May 2019 at 10:15

Multiple Facebook posts shared tens of thousands of times contain three photos alongside claims they show the Israeli city of Tel Aviv devastated by an earthquake. The claim is false; the images are old photos of earthquakes in China and Chile.

No, this video does not show Indonesian police and military chiefs declaring their support for President Joko Widodo in the election

Published on 22 May 2019 at 04:50

A video shared on YouTube purports to show Indonesian police chief Tito Karnavian and armed forces chief Hadi Tjahjanto making a hand gesture to show support for President Joko Widodo in the 2019 presidential election. The claim is false; the photo has circulated online since at least June 2018, three months before the presidential candidates’ ballot numbers were drawn.

No, this clip does not show Indonesia’s national anthem being played at a UN meeting

Published on 20 May 2019 at 07:00

A video that has been watched tens of thousands times on Facebook purports to show Indonesian national anthem “Indonesia Raya” being played during a United Nations meeting. The claim is false; the clip actually shows the song being performed in a musical event held at a concert hall in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta.

No, this video does not show that President Joko Widodo lost his re-election bid in 2019

Published on 17 May 2019 at 11:30

A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple Facebook and YouTube posts that claim Indonesian President Joko Widodo lost his 2019 re-election bid because he failed to meet certain constitutional requirements. The claim is false; the official vote count in Indonesia’s April 2019 elections has not yet been completed; according to Indonesia’s constitution and a Constitutional Court ruling, the specific constitutional requirements identified in the misleading posts did not apply to the 2019 election.

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