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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A Facebook post shares a picture that purportedly shows four foreigners wearing T-shirts that indicate they support Indonesian President Joko Widodo. The post claims this proves foreigners back Widodo’s 2019 re-election bid. The image has been manipulated from a stock photo with no links to Widodo that is used online to promote a custom T-shirt business.

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.

Misleading image (L) alongside the image on Amazon (R)

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