Fact Check, Governor Anies Receives The Province Award With The Highest Number Of COVID-19!

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: DKI Jakarta Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Along with the re-implementation of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) in Jakarta. The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan is a public topic of discussion.

In fact, an image of Anies' photo has been circulating, which was awarded the Province with the Highest Number of COVID-19. The photo is juxtaposed with a CNBC news link entitled "Today the Second Highest Record for Corona Cases in DKI Is Broken Again".

"An achievement that is proud of his followers," wrote the photo uploader in the Facebook group, Thursday, September 10.

VOI search, the photo was uploaded by Sam Budi's Facebook account, on September 8. The photo upload has received 38 likes and 65 comments from the group members.

Quoting the Turnbackhoax.id and CekFakta.com pages, the photo of Anies holding the award certificate was the result of manipulation or hoaxes. Where the original moment of the photo was obtained by Anies after receiving an award for the category of Informative Qualification Provincial Government Public Bodies from the Central Information Commission of the Republic of Indonesia on November 22, 2019.

photo manipulation (doc. TurnBackHoax.id)

The photo is also juxtaposed with the CNBC Indonesia article. Whereas in the original article, it used a photo from the West Jakarta Central Statistics Agency (BPS) taken by Tri Susilo / CNBC Indonesia.

Anies' photo moment when receiving the award has also been verified, a number of media such as Kumparan and RMOLJakarta. Where the two media also took a photo of Anies with the same moment.

Thus, uploading Sam Budi's Facebook account under the Misinformation and Disinformation category of First Draft can be called manipulated content by definition when the original information or images are manipulated to deceive.