Summary
In September 2026, an image depicting former Indonesian president Joko Widodo presenting his university diploma to the public was identified as synthetic. The image, which circulated on social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, was generated using AI models and overlaid with text claiming to show his original diploma. Analysis using Google’s online detection tool and AFP’s SynthID Detector confirmed the image was created using AI tools, as digital watermarks indicated its artificial origin. The original footage showed Widodo displaying a party membership card at a PSI regional coordination meeting in Bandung, not a diploma, and the background and context differed significantly from the circulating image.