Misleading2026-08
What is circulating
“"This year we have repaired more than 71,744 schools," Prabowo said in his 14 August 2026 state address, adding that 17,000 schools were revitalised in 2025.”
Claimed by Prabowo Subianto · official statement
The facts
71,744 is the government's 2026 target, raised in June 2026 from an original 11,744 schools, not the number already completed; the education minister said work was under way on the original 11,744. The ministry's own figure for 2025 is 16,177 schools, not 17,000.