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    "data": {
        "id": 1731020,
        "msgid": "hoax-religious-affairs-minister-asks-citizens-to-have-government-manage-sacrificial-offerings-instead-of-1778492585",
        "date": "2026-05-11 13:58:13",
        "title": "Hoax! Religious Affairs Minister Asks Citizens to Have Government Manage Sacrificial Offerings Instead of Slaughtering Themselves",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "A viral social media post falsely claims that Indonesia's Minister of Religious Affairs, Nasaruddin Umar, has urged citizens to hand over the management of sacrificial animals (qurban) to the government or institutions like BAZNAS rather than slaughtering them independently. The Ministry of Religious Affairs has debunked this as a hoax, clarifying that no such policy exists and emphasising that individuals are free to perform the ritual themselves. This misinformation highlights the importance of verifying information from official sources amid circulating false narratives about religious practices during Idul Adha.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA\/JACX) \u2013 A post on the Facebook social media platform\nclaims that Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar has asked the\npublic who wish to perform qurban to hand over its management to the\ngovernment, rather than slaughtering the animals themselves. The post is\naccompanied by a narrative suggesting that the public should deposit\nfunds for aqiqah or qurban to government institutions instead of\nindependently slaughtering animals. The following is the narrative in\nthat post: \u201cThe Minister of Religious Affairs suggests that the public\ndeposit AQIKAH or QURBAN funds to BAZNAS or have them managed by the\ngovernment rather than the hassle of slaughtering goats themselves.\u201d\nHowever, is this statement true? Explanation: Based on tracing, no\ninformation or official statements from the government or credible media\nhave been found stating that Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin\nUmar has asked the public to hand over qurban management to the\ngovernment and not to slaughter themselves. In fact, the Ministry of\nReligious Affairs through its official Instagram account has affirmed\nthat the narrative claiming the public must not slaughter sacrificial\nanimals and replace them with money is a hoax. The Ministry of Religious\nAffairs also emphasised that there has never been any such policy. In\naddition, the image used in the post is a photo taken from an article\ntitled \u201cMinister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar Records Hat-Trick\nof Achievements in the First 100 Days of the Red and White Cabinet\u201d\npublished on 25 January 2025, and it is unrelated to the circulating\nnarrative. The Ministry of Religious Affairs also urged the public to\nalways verify received information by accessing official sources, such\nas the Kemenag.go.id website. Thus, the claim that the Minister of\nReligious Affairs has asked the public to hand over qurban management to\nthe government is untrue information or a hoax. Rating: Religious\nAffairs Minister Asks Citizens to Have Government Manage Qurban Instead\nof Slaughtering Themselves Claim: Hoax Fact Check: Hoax! Religious\nAffairs Minister Disappointed Public Does Not Support Collection of\nRp1,000 Trillion Funds Fact Check: Hoax! Religious Affairs Minister Bans\nSlaughtering Animals During Idul Adha<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hoax-religious-affairs-minister-asks-citizens-to-have-government-manage-sacrificial-offerings-instead-of-1778492585",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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