Fact Check: Photos of Jokowi Visiting Forest Fire Sites in September 2026

A Facebook post has been circulating featuring several photographs of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the site of land fires. The post suggests that Jokowi has returned to inspect forest fire locations in September 2026.

The narrative within the post claims: “Everyone thought Jokowi had left, but it turns out he has secretly returned to the fire locations…”

However, do these photos truly show Jokowi inspecting forest fire locations in September 2026?

Explanation:

Based on investigations, these photographs are old documentation. Similar photos were found in an ANTARA FOTO upload titled “President Jokowi Inspects Land Fire Management in Riau,” which was published on 17 September 2019.

In that documentation, President Joko Widodo inspected the management of land fires in Merbau Village, Bunut District, Pelalawan Regency, Riau, on Tuesday (17/9/2019).

Therefore, the claim that Jokowi’s photos show him returning to inspect forest fire locations in September 2026 is incorrect. The photos are actually documentation of Jokowi’s visit to land fire sites in Riau in 2019.

Furthermore, the post directs users to an affiliate link. When the link is clicked, users are redirected to a product page on an e-commerce platform.

Claim: Photos of Jokowi visiting forest fire locations in September 2026

Rating: Disinformation/Incorrect/False

Fact Check: Hoax!