!MisleadingDisinformationIndonesian

[DISINFORMATION] “Indonesian Government still hasn’t declared a National Disaster. Incredible.” | [DISINFORMASI] “Pemerintah Indonesia masih belum mendeklarasikan Bencana Nasional. Luar biasa.”

Fact-check by CekFakta.comPublished 1 min read

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The claim

“In Lombok – 350,000 homeless, 68,000 homes damaged or destroyed, more than 436 dead, 1300 injured – but Indonesian Government still hasn’t declared a National Disaster. Incredible.” | “Di Lombok – 350.000 orang kehilangan tempat tinggal, 68.000 rumah rusak atau hancur, lebih dari 436 meninggal, 1300 terluka – tetapi Pemerintah Indonesia masih belum mendeklarasikan Bencana Nasional. Luar biasa.”

Rated Misleading by CekFakta.com.

What the fact-checkers found

“”Natural disasters are said to be a national disaster, one of the conditions is if the regional government cannot function anymore,””, check EXPLANATION and REFERENCE section for detail. | “”Bencana alam dikatakan bencana nasional salah satu syaratnya bila pemerintahan daerah itu tidak bisa berfungsi lagi,””, selengkapnya di bagian PENJELASAN dan REFERENSI.

Where it circulated

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Sources and references

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