False2026-08
What is circulating
“President Prabowo has received new loans of Rp500.5 trillion from Japan and South Korea to continue the free meals programme (MBG) and the Merah Putih village cooperatives.”
Claimed by Social media users · social media
The facts
The photo shows Prabowo meeting President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul on 1 April 2026, and the post misused a Kompas.com image about North Korea talks. Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said the trip produced business investment commitments, not loans, of 33.89 billion dollars (about Rp575 trillion): 23.63 billion from Japan and 10.26 billion from South Korea.