What was said
A TikTok video posted on 17 October 2026 shows President Prabowo saying haze from forest fires is natural and that he will send smokers to the fires "to inhale the smoke so that it disappears quickly".
Claimed by TikTok account @suhechannel81 · social media
Our verdict
Mafindo's fact checkers found no credible source reporting that Prabowo said this. The footage comes from his speech at the National Teachers' Day ceremony at Indonesia Arena on 28 November 2025, and a deepfake detection tool rated 97% of the audio as AI-generated. The video is fabricated.
The facts
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Mafindo (TurnBackHoax) traced the footage to Prabowo's speech at the National Teachers' Day ceremony at Indonesia Arena on 28 November 2025, also published by the Presidential Secretariat on YouTube that day.
Mafindo via CekFakta.com: Cek Fakta: Video Prabowo kirim perokok ke lokasi karhutla - 2
A test with DeepfakeDetection rated 97% of the voice in the video as AI-generated audio, according to Mafindo.
Mafindo via CekFakta.com: Cek Fakta: Video Prabowo kirim perokok ke lokasi karhutla - 3
By 12 November 2026 the post had 12,600 likes, 1,588 comments and more than 15,000 shares on TikTok, Mafindo reported.
Mafindo via CekFakta.com: Cek Fakta: Video Prabowo kirim perokok ke lokasi karhutla
Published fact checks
- Cek Fakta: Video Prabowo kirim perokok ke lokasi karhutla · Mafindo via CekFakta.com
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Our reporting
Checked 15 November 2026. A claim is quoted as it circulated; the verdict comes from the facts listed here, each linked to its source. If you spot an error or have a newer record, tell us through the contact page and we will correct it openly.
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