Check out a collection of hoax photos circulating on social media

Liputan6.com, Jakarta- Photo is one of the media that is often used to convey information hoaks. Usually, photos that are used as hoax information are presented with information that does not match the actual facts or has undergone edits.

Check the Liputan6.com Facts also have traced a number photo hoaks circulating on social media.

Here’s a photo hoaks latest search results Liputan6.com Fact Check:

1. Photo of Anies Baswedan Wins 1st Place in Coloring Competition

Fact Check Liputan6.com found a photo claiming DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan won 1st place in the coloring competition.

Photo of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan won 1st place in the coloring contest uploaded to his Facebook account Charm sandpiper, on January 24, 2021.

The uploaded photo shows Anies holding a trophy in his right hand that says “Champion 1” and the left hand holding a photo of a building with a colorful roof.

In the photo there are also two children holding a picture of a house. With the background of the inscription “COLORING RACE”.

The photo is labeled as follows:

“gabener paud level ….”

Is it true that Anies’ photo claims won 1st place in the coloring competition?

The results of Liputan6.com Fact Check search results, claiming that Anies’ photo won 1st place in the coloring competition is not true.

The photo has been engineered, in the actual photo Anies holds the Top Digital Implementation 2020 on Province Government Level Stars 5 award, Top Digital Transformation Readiness 2020 and Top Leader on Digital Implementation 2020.

2.Photo of the Giant Almost Extinct Ape

Fact Check Liputan6.com found a photo of what is said to be a giant ape that is almost extinct. The post is on Karunika Arunodi’s Facebook account.

In his claim, Karunika Arunodi called Gigantopithecus an endangered ape. The giant ape is seen taking a photo with a man.

Here’s the narrative

“Gigantopithecus is an endangered species of ape, considered to be the largest living ape in the genus. It is ten feet tall and weighs 1,200 pounds. It is also a vegetarian.”

Then, is it true that it is a photo of Gigantopithecus, a species of giant ape that is almost extinct?

Photo claims of Gigantopithecus, an endangered ape species, are misinformation. In fact, Gigantopithecus has been extinct since 100 thousand years ago.

The photo that netizens claim is a model made by Hollywood special effects artist William Munns.

3. Monas Run Away Afraid of Being Painted

Fact Check Liputan6.com found that the photo claim of the National Monument (Monas) escaping was painted.

The claim of a photo of Monas running away, afraid of being painted, is uploaded to Herinda Prasta’s Facebook account, on January 27, 2021.

The uploaded photo shows a monas that looks like it is flying above the ground.

Then the photo is given the following information:

“Monas fled in fear of paint”.

Is it true that the photo of the runaway Monas is afraid of being painted?

The result of Liputan6.com Fact Check search results, the claim of the photo of Monas running away afraid of being painted is not true.

The photo is a meme related to moving the capital to East Kalimantan.

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