Hoax! Religious Affairs Minister Announces Mosque Funds to Be Managed by Government

Jakarta (ANTARA/JACX) – A post on the Facebook social media platform claims that the Minister of Religious Affairs (Menag) Nasaruddin Umar has stated that a mosque fund account will be established and managed by the government. The post includes a narrative asserting that the government will take over the management of mosque funds. The following is the narrative in the post: “Revealing the fact: Establishment of a mosque fund account that will later be managed by the government.” The post is accompanied by the narrative: “Mosque fund account will be managed by the Government.” However, is it true that the Minister of Religious Affairs announced that mosque funds will be managed by the government? Explanation: The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag), as reported by ANTARA, has emphasised that the government has never issued any policy or plan regarding the takeover of mosque fund management. The circulating information is a hoax. Kemenag also explained that the management of mosque funds remains the authority of each mosque’s management, such as the Mosque Prosperity Council (DKM) or takmir. This management is carried out independently based on the trust of the congregation and is not taken over by the government. Therefore, the claim that Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar stated that mosque funds will be managed by the government is untrue information or a hoax. Claim: Minister of Religious Affairs announces mosque funds to be managed by the government. Rating: Hoax.