Joko Widodo

What is circulating

“A photo shows former President Jokowi handcuffed and led away by police after Listyo Sigit admitted the wiretapping results were sent to Solo.”

Claimed by Social media users · social media

The facts

The image is the thumbnail of a 5 November 2026 YouTube video that only compiled other clips and the creator's opinion, and an image detector found it had been modified. Police had named four suspects in the wiretapping case, Listyo Sigit, Ahrie Sonta Nasution, Eko Hadi Santoso and Slamet Uliandi, and there was no valid report of Jokowi's arrest or of any such admission by Listyo.

Fact check: Liputan6 Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“Land Minister Nusron Wahid said every minister paid corruption proceeds to Jokowi, except Gibran.”

Claimed by Social media users · social media

The facts

The headline attributed to Gelora News on 17 September 2026 does not exist on that site. Its photo and date match an article headlined "Suspected tribute mafia at the ATR/BPN Ministry," which quoted a political analyst, not Nusron.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“UGM rector Ova Emilia was arrested by police over the forgery of Jokowi's diploma, and the university was shut down.”

Claimed by Facebook posts · social media

The facts

The photo showing her in a detainee vest flanked by two policewomen, shared on 6 August 2026, shows signs of deepfake manipulation, and no credible report of any arrest exists. UGM was not closed.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“Former National Nutrition Agency head Dadan Hindayana, detained by prosecutors, said Jokowi received a Rp2 trillion bribe from the free meals programme (MBG).”

Claimed by Social media users · social media

The facts

Dadan was detained by the Attorney General's Office on 3 June 2026 with two former deputy heads, Lodewyk Pusung and Sony Sonjaya, as suspects in alleged mismanagement of the MBG programme in 2025 to 2026. The viral headline was altered from a Gelora News article reporting their detention, and there is no valid report of Dadan naming Jokowi.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“Coordinating Minister for Law Yusril Ihza Mahendra said Jokowi's diploma "is legally valid" and asked why it was only being questioned now.”

Claimed by Facebook posts · social media

The facts

Kompas found no credible record of Yusril making the statement; the posts paired a photo of him with an invented caption. The quote is fabricated.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“Prabowo summoned Jokowi to the Merdeka Palace and firmly told him to show his original diploma.”

Claimed by Facebook posts · social media

The facts

The posts from 10 March 2026 misused footage of a 3 March 2026 palace event to which Prabowo invited all former presidents and vice presidents. There is no record of any request about Jokowi's diploma.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia proposed to the DPR that Jokowi be named a national hero.”

Claimed by Social media users · social media

The facts

The headline was doctored from a 22 January 2026 Gelora News article about Bahlil saying he cannot sleep with air conditioning because he was poor for so long. No such proposal by Bahlil was reported.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“Madiun Mayor Maidi, arrested by the KPK, admitted delivering Rp800 million to Jokowi's home in Solo, where Jokowi keeps a bunker of cash and gold.”

Claimed by Social media users · social media

The facts

Maidi was caught in a KPK sting on 19 January 2026 over alleged extortion through project fees and CSR funds in the Madiun city government. The headline attributed to Gelora News does not exist on that site and was fabricated.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“Finance Minister Purbaya found data showing Jokowi keeps thousands of trillions of rupiah in a Chinese bank.”

Claimed by Social media users · social media

The facts

The photo of stacked cash shows money displayed by the KPK in November 2025 from the PT Taspen fictitious investment case, part of Rp883 billion in recovered assets. No credible report says Purbaya found any such data.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“"The Surakarta court judge has declared Jokowi's diploma fake."”

Claimed by Facebook posts · social media

The facts

The citizen lawsuit over the diploma was still at the evidence stage when the posts circulated in January 2026, with a hearing on 6 January examining documents and witnesses, and the court had issued no such ruling. Kompas found the claim untrue.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko, arrested by the KPK, said Jokowi received a Rp280 billion fee in the case.”

Claimed by Facebook posts sharing a doctored headline · social media

The facts

Sugiri was arrested by the KPK on 7 November 2025 and named a suspect in a bribery case, but the screenshot of a news headline about Jokowi was manipulated; no such article exists on the cited site. Kompas rated it a hoax.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“A video shows Finance Minister Sri Mulyani rebuking the DPR, saying Jokowi kept debt below 35 percent of GDP and paid off Rp7,000 trillion of state debt.”

Claimed by Social media users · social media

The facts

The footage comes from a 5 April 2024 Kompas TV broadcast of Sri Mulyani testifying at the Constitutional Court in the presidential election dispute, where she denied that budget adjustments funded social aid. She said nothing about debt in that hearing; the audio was altered.

Fact check: Kompas.com Cek Fakta

What is circulating

“Former President Joko Widodo's undergraduate diploma from Gadjah Mada University's Forestry Faculty is fake.”

Claimed by Roy Suryo and other critics; complaint by the TPUA group · social media

The facts

On 22 May 2025 Bareskrim announced that forensic laboratory tests found the diploma, number 1120 dated 5 November 1985, authentic: paper, printing, stamps and signature ink matched diplomas of three classmates. Police found no criminal offence in the complaint; related civil suits and a defamation case against critics continued afterwards.

Fact check: ANTARA · Fact check: Tirto