No, this image does not show foreigners supporting Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s re-election bid
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- Published on November 30, 2018 at 11:30
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The post was shared to a Widodo supporters’ Facebook group on November 26, 2018, with a caption: “Even foreigners love Jokowi, babe. Dear my beloved friends from all over Indonesia, please stay loyal to him until April next year. Show your thumbs to Mr. Jokowi. #2019JokowiAgain.”
Indonesia will hold a presidential election in April 2019 with Widodo running against a sole challenger, Prabowo Subianto.
The image shows what looks to be a family of four in white T-shirts that have the hashtag #2019MELBOURNEPASTIPILIHJOKOWI.
This translates to: #2019MelbourneSurelyVotesForJokowi. Melbourne is one of the major cities in Australia.
The manipulated image also has text that says: “Even foreigners love Jokowi. What about you???”.
Reverse image results show that the image has been used frequently for customised clothing business in the past, such as this one from a printing firm named Lyon’s Prints and this from an Indonesian store for its Chinese-year-themed t-shirt product, and again here on Amazon.
Below is the misleading image on the left, and the image from Amazon on the right.
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