Hoax: Photo of King Salman Handing Over IDR 10 Billion to Finance Minister Purbaya

Jakarta (ANTARA/JACX) – A post on Facebook claims that King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia handed over IDR 10 billion directly to Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa.

The post narrates that the aid was given as a form of support for Indonesia’s fiscal resilience under the leadership of the new finance minister.

The following is the narrative in the post:

“CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER OF AL BAYTI FUND FROM SAUDI ARABIA TO INDONESIA THROUGH THE TRUSTED MINISTER OF FINANCE AS A MEANS OF DISTRIBUTING AID FUNDS TO THE PEOPLE OF INDONESIA.”

However, did King Salman really hand over IDR 10 billion to Finance Minister Purbaya?

Explanation:

Based on research, no information or official statements from the government or credible media were found stating that King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia handed over IDR 10 billion directly to Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa.

The results of a search using AI Detector Hive Moderation show that the image or document in the post has a 99.9 percent probability of being the result of artificial intelligence (AI).

In addition, there are no official statements from the Saudi Arabian government or the Indonesian Ministry of Finance regarding the provision of grants or cash assistance of IDR 10 billion personally to Purbaya.

Therefore, the claim that King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia handed over IDR 10 billion to Purbaya is false information or a hoax.

Claim: Photo of King Salman handing over IDR 10 billion to Finance Minister Purbaya

Rating: Hoax

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