JAKARTA (Reuters) – After months of uncertainty, Indonesians on Thursday woke to a new presumed president, ex-special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, who appeared in unofficial counts to comfortably win the hotly contested election in a single round. The 72-year-old defence minister declared before jubilant supporters late on Wednesday that it was a “victory for all […]
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Video shows fabricated results for Indonesians voting overseas in 2024 presidential election
Ahead of Indonesia’s 2024 presidential election, a video was shared thousands of times alongside a false claim that it showed the final poll results for overseas Indonesians living in six countries in Asia and the Middle East. The clip appeared to show Prabowo Subianto leading the count. The count of overseas votes would begin only on […]