There have been at least 15 election-related posts to clarify pieces of fake news, better known in the country as “hoaxes”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA – Election fever is just heating up in Indonesia but fake news on the polls has begun to spread, leading the government to release multiple clarifications and request that Facebook take down more than 450 pieces of disinformation.
Hoaxes involving all three, along with their running mates in some cases, have been circulating online. Most of the posts are designed to catch the eye or shock the viewer into clicking and sharing the “news”, and are sometimes accompanied by a doctored picture or video. On the same day, the ministry also cautioned Indonesians about online videos spreading the fake news that Mr Prabowo could not run for president as he was over 70 years old.
He said that the ministry had started work with Meta, which manages Facebook, to take down 454 pieces of fake content related to the election. However, the ministry says the amount of disinformation that is being spread in Indonesia is increasing. It found 101 election-related hoax issues from Jan 19 to Oct 27. This was a sharp increase from the whole of 2022, when there were 11 such issues, said Mr Budi.The minister also pointed out that it was not just politicians who were the targets. The reputation of the General Elections Commission, as well as that of other related groups, had been targeted to create distrust.
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