Claim: Facebook posts are sharing an image purportedly showing Indonesian soldiers preparing for battle against separatist rebels in Papua province following deadly violence in December 2018. The posts are misleading; the photo was published online in 2016 and shows members of a Muslim paramilitary group that has no links to the Papuan rebel movement nor any state military operation.
Fact-check: No, this photo does not show Indonesian soldiers preparing to fight separatist rebels in Papua province
Verdict: no, this photo does not show indonesian soldiers preparing to fight separatist rebels in papua province
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09