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Free Nutritious Meals programme
Indonesia
Also known as: Program Makan Bergizi Gratis, MBG, Makan Bergizi Gratis, program MBG, free meals programme
Connections
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- M. Rizal Taufikurrahman
- Ministry of Finance
- National Nutrition Agency
Prabowo Subianto- House Commission IX
Sudaryono
Dadan Hindayana
Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa
House of Representatives (DPR)- Agustina Arumsari
- Institute for Development of Economics and Finance
Other tiesIn the news together
- M. Rizal TaufikurrahmanOther ties
said the problem is design readiness and execution capacity, not a lack of funds
Our story: Fact check: the pledge to feed 82.9 million by April 2026 was missed, then dropped - Ministry of FinanceOther ties
funds the programme and counted 63.13 million beneficiaries at mid-year
Our story: Fact check: the pledge to feed 82.9 million by April 2026 was missed, then dropped - National Nutrition AgencyOther ties
runs the Free Nutritious Meals programme
Our story: Fact check: the pledge to feed 82.9 million by April 2026 was missed, then dropped
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3 stories in our coverage over twelve weeks; bar height is the number of stories, colour the average tone.
24 Aug9 Nov
Overall: neutral
Appears with in our stories
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Who is named in the same stories most often over the past year, and the newest story linking them.
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- National Nutrition AgencyFact check: the pledge to feed 82.9 million by April 2026 was missed, then dropped2stories
- House Commission IXFact check: the pledge to feed 82.9 million by April 2026 was missed, then dropped2stories
- Sudaryono
Head of National Nutrition Agency
Fact check: the pledge to feed 82.9 million by April 2026 was missed, then dropped2stories - 2stories
- Ministry of FinanceFact check: the pledge to feed 82.9 million by April 2026 was missed, then dropped2stories
- 2stories
- 2stories
- 1story
- Institute for Development of Economics and FinanceFact check: the pledge to feed 82.9 million by April 2026 was missed, then dropped1story
Related issues
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- Indonesian officials' promises tracker1 story togetherFact check: the pledge to feed 82.9 million by April 2026 was missed, then dropped
- Food poisoning in the Free Nutritious Meals programme1 story togetherFree meals and food poisoning: what Indonesia's official counts show
- Makan Bergizi Gratis1 story togetherFree meals and food poisoning: what Indonesia's official counts show
- Jokowi diploma case1 story togetherFake quotes, AI photos and old videos: Indonesia's political hoaxes of 2026
- Political disinformation in Indonesia1 story togetherFake quotes, AI photos and old videos: Indonesia's political hoaxes of 2026
- Jokowi diploma dispute1 story togetherFake quotes, AI photos and old videos: Indonesia's political hoaxes of 2026
Claims checked
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FalseOct 2026
“Images shared in October 2026 show Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan proposing to replace the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme with cash aid of Rp300,000 a month.”
Facebook and TikTok accounts
False31 Dec 2025
“Promise: the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme will reach all 82.9 million targeted beneficiaries by the end of April 2026, so that from May 2026 every intended recipient gets the meals. (BGN head Dadan Hindayana, 31 December 2025; earlier he had set the end of February 2026.)”
Dadan Hindayana, then head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN)
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