Hoax! Prabowo Claims He Lied to the People During the Presidential Campaign

Jakarta (ANTARA/JACX) – A post on the social media platform Facebook claims that President-elect Prabowo Subianto has admitted to deceiving the Indonesian people during the presidential election campaign period. The post features a video that appears to show Prabowo admitting that the campaign promises he made were untrue. The narrative in the post reads: “It turns out this promise and that promise during the campaign were lies. My God, if a leader dares to lie to the people, what can we expect for the good of this nation?” However, is it true that Prabowo admitted to lying to the people during the campaign? Explanation: Based on investigations, no official statements or reports from credible sources indicate that Prabowo Subianto admitted to deceiving the public. The circulating video is an excerpt from a Kompas TV broadcast titled “Prabowo Denies Promising to Raise Teachers’ Salaries to Rp20 Million,” uploaded on 21 November 2018. In its original context, Prabowo was actually denying that he had ever promised a salary increase for teachers to Rp20 million if elected in the 2019 presidential election. He emphasised that he did not want to make unrealistic political promises. Therefore, the claim that Prabowo admitted to lying to the people during the campaign is untrue information or a hoax. Rating: Prabowo admits to lying to the people during the presidential campaign. Claim: Hoax. Fact-check: Hoax! Iranian Foreign Minister calls Prabowo a loser. Fact-check: Hoax! Prabowo calls Iran stubborn but weak, not on par with Israel.