The video was additionally shared on Fb, YouTube and TikTok with an analogous false declare weeks forward of the deliberate inauguration of Gibran and president-elect Prabowo Subianto on October 20 within the capital Jakarta (archived hyperlink).
Native media reported in September that Gibran allegedly posted messages criticising Prabowo between 2014 and 2019 below a pseudonym (archived hyperlink).
The stories surfaced as Jokowi ready to depart workplace after a decade in energy. He has confronted criticism for alleged makes an attempt to create his personal political dynasty and retain affect after candidate eligibility guidelines have been modified by his brother-in-law and then-chief justice, permitting Gibran to run for the vice presidency (archived hyperlink).
Some individuals appeared to imagine the declare within the false posts, with one person responding: “It is good that he steps down, he ought to know his place.”
Nevertheless, the video has been edited and as of October 9, there have been no official stories that Gibran has introduced he’ll step down as vp.
Misrepresented footage
A reverse picture search discovered that the clip within the circulated posts had been edited from footage printed on July 17, 2024 when Gibran resigned because the Mayor of Solo, also called Surakarta, a regency in Central Java Province.
Native information outlet Tribun Medan TV printed the real footage of the occasion on July 17 alongside the title “It is official! Gibran is resigning as Solo Mayor” (archived hyperlink).
“Gibran Rakabuming Raka formally resigned as Mayor of Surakarta on the Plenary Assembly of the Surakarta Regional Legislative Councils, 17 July 2024,” the video’s caption learn.
His mayoral time period was initially purported to final till 2026 (archived hyperlink).
Under is a screenshot comparability between the video within the false put up (left) and the unique footage from Tribun Medan TV (proper):
An extended model of the video was printed by one other Indonesian information outlet, Kompas TV, on its YouTube Channel (archived hyperlink).
Gibran’s reference to his mayoral position was reduce from the footage within the false posts.
“The undersigned, title, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, place, mayor of Surakarta, hereby resign as mayor of Surakarta for the 2021-2026 time period, following the appointment because the vice president-elect within the 2024 common election,” Gibran says within the Kompas TV video.
