False2025-08
What is circulating
“A video shows Finance Minister Sri Mulyani saying that teachers are "a burden on the state."”
Claimed by Viral video on social media · social media
The facts
The Finance Ministry said on 19 August 2025 that the clip was a deepfake cut from her 7 August 2025 speech at ITB, where she discussed the budget challenge of paying teachers and lecturers. Sri Mulyani denied ever calling teachers a burden, and Mafindo cited the clip as an example of manipulated content used to inflame the public.