Health Ministry: Indonesia Not Designated A1 by WHO
The Health Ministry has clarified reports circulating on social media and other messaging applications that Indonesia is included in the...
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BMKG: Tsunami Predictions Hoax, Cyclone Seroja Moving from Indonesia
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has stated that the impact of Cyclone Seroja could potentially still be felt...
We Shouldn?t Lack the Principle of Balance
With the Indonesian regional election just around the corner on December 9, 2020, this month is being dubbed the most...
Facts Behind COVID-19 Corpse Missing Eyeball in Probolinggo
The viral video of the corpse of a COVID-19 patient in Probolinggo, East Java, with a face full of blood...
Jokowi Declares Protests Based on Fake News
President Joko Widodo stated that the demonstrations against the Omnibus Law that have been widespread across Indonesia are a result...
Police Track Down Manokwari Riots Hoaxing Accounts
The National Police have urged the public to stop sharing unverified information about riots in Papua. Accounts associated with spreading...
Manokwari Riot Triggered by Hoax News
The National Police said that the mass riot which broke out today,19th August, in Manokwari, West Papua, was triggered by...
Man Spreading Hoax News about Jokowi and KPU Arrested
Wahyu Nugroho, the man who allegedly spread rumours and hoaxes about the KPU’s server being rigged to favour the incumbent...
Communication and Information Technology Minister: Stop Hoax Election News
Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Rudiantara, confirmed that the General Election Commission (KPU) has received several attacks related...
Minister of Communication and IT Finds Increase in the Number of Hoax News before Election
As the elections draw closer, Minister of Communication and Information technology, Rudiantara, said that there is an increase in the...
Top 10 Indonesian Hoaxes of 2018
Fake news – referred to in Indonesia as “hoax” – is escalating in the run-up to the April 2019 national...
Fixing the Fake News and Hoaxes
Fake news, it’s a well-known refrain around the world. From the US president’s blaming unfavourable coverage as fake news to...
Hoax Or Higher Power? Sulawesi’s ‘Miracle’ Baby
The small town of Karuen in Enrekang district, South Sulawesi, has been divided this week over the apparent miracle virgin...
The Rise and Danger of Fake News
Fake news, a symptom of lazy journalism and deliberate mischief-making, is everywhere. Consequences can be fatal. Many moons ago, “fake...
Hoax Tourism Expo Scams Exhibitors
There’s a whole industry devoted to making money by exploiting corporate vanity through promotional activities, listings and awards. The ASEAN...
Facebook Reps to Discuss Fake News in Indonesia Visit
Representatives of the social network giant Facebook are scheduled to meet Indonesia’s Minister of the Communications and Information Ministry, Rudiantara,...
Government Blocks Unreliable News Portals, Sets Up Cyber Agency
Samuel A. Pangerapan, director general for the Ministry of Applications and Information, told reporters that news portals with non-credible sources...