Fact Check: Did Detikcom Report Suahasil as a Rp500 Trillion Corruption Suspect?

September 22, 2026 | 05:40 am

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A screenshot bearing the logo of the news site Detikcom, claiming that Indonesian Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara had been named a suspect in a corruption case involving Rp500 trillion, has circulated on Instagram [archived], TikTok, and X. The content alleges that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered the case shortly after Suahasil was inaugurated as Finance Minister on September 14, 2026.

Did Detikcom report that Suahasil was named a suspect in an Rp500 trillion corruption case by the KPK?

FACT CHECK

Tempo verified the content by checking the Detikcom website and interviewing the KPK. The findings show that Detikcom never published such a report. Furthermore, the KPK has not named Finance Minister Suahasil as a suspect.

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirmed that the circulating information is false. "That information is incorrect," Budi told Tempo via WhatsApp message on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

Headline Altered from the Original

The circulating content contains several clues: the "detikfinance" section label, the article's publication time of 21:00 WIB (Western Indonesian Time) on September 14, 2026, and the specific photograph of Suahasil taken by photographer Gilang Faturahman.

Tempo searched the Detikcom website using the keyword "Menkeu Suahasil" in the search bar. The search results were then cross-referenced with the provided content details.

Through this process, Tempo identified an article that matched the given information. The article was originally titled "Menkeu Suahasil: Defisit APBN Akan Tetap di Bawah 3%" (Finance Minister Suahasil: State Budget Deficit Will Remain Below 3%) and was written by Detikcom journalist Herdu Alif Al Hikam.

The article contained a statement by Suahasil regarding the management of the State Budget (APBN) deficit. He stated that he would maintain the APBN deficit below 3 percent, in accordance with President Prabowo's directive.

The article's headline was subsequently altered to reflect the circulating content regarding Suahasil's designation by the KPK.

CONCLUSION

Tempo's verification concludes that the narrative claiming Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara was reported as a suspect in a corruption case involving Rp500 trillion by the KPK is a false claim.

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