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No, these photos do not show the state of a business district in Indonesia's capital during the administrations of current, previous governors

Published on 15 March 2019 at 09:00

Multiple Facebook posts have shared two pictures they claim show Tanah Abang, a business district in Jakarta, during the tenure of the city’s current governor and that of his predecessor. The posts are misleading; neither image was taken during the two governors' successive administrations.

No, this video does not show Indonesia’s president handing out free food just before 2019 elections

Published on 13 March 2019 at 10:00

A video that has been watched hundreds of times on Facebook purportedly shows Indonesian president Joko Widodo handing out free food to citizens in the run-up to April’s presidential election. The claim is false: the video was posted online more than two years ago and has no connection to the 2019 polls.

No, this photo does not show 'mistreated' Rohingya children

Published on 13 March 2019 at 08:45

A photo of children hanging by their hands from metal bars has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook alongside claims it shows mistreated Rohingya children. The claims are false; the photo has circulated widely online since 2012 in multiple Chinese and English-language press reports about child gymnasts in China during a training session.

No, Indonesia's president has not broken the law by staying in his post while running for re-election in April 2019

Published on 12 March 2019 at 11:00

Multiple Facebook posts which have been shared thousands of times claim Indonesian president Joko Widodo, who is seeking re-election, broke a law that requires politicians to resign their posts before running for the presidency. The claim, which AFP debunked last year, has resurfaced as Indonesians prepare to vote in the presidential election on April 17, 2019. It is false; both the original law and a 2017 amendment clearly state that the requirement to step down does not apply to incumbent presidents.

No, these photos do not show top Indonesian clerics preparing a rally to support President Joko Widodo’s re-election bid

Published on 11 March 2019 at 10:30

Two images shared hundreds of times on Facebook purportedly show clerics from Indonesia’s major Muslim organisation Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) preparing for a rally to support the re-election bid of president Joko Widodo, ahead of April 2019 elections. The claim is false; the photos have been taken out of context and actually show NU events with no links to the election.

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