Conspiracy theory claims are one of the reasons political 'buzzers' are still attractive: because they become information 'brokers' and discuss what to do in this political year.
as Anies Baswedan's vice presidential candidate in the 2024 elections.
and the tendency to look for invisible"masterminds" could be one of several reasons why the problem of hoaxes continues to be difficult to prevent in Indonesia.SBY is certainly not the first to mention the involvement of a"dalang". In 2020, SBY was instead accused of being the"dalang" behind the riots during the protests against the Job Creation Law due to the involvement of the Democratic Party in mass actions.
However, the label"hoax" may not entirely be appropriate to be attributed to conspiracy theories. Because, if conspiracy theories are referred to as hoaxes , the solution offered is to verify information according to facts so that its truthfulness can be proven. However, conspiracy theories cannot be proven right or wrong.
My research with the University of Amsterdam and LP3ES showed how they claimed to be individuals with exclusive news -"information A1" - leaked to shed light on the darkness of information during political turmoil in Indonesia. They are considered to have special access to the political drama curtain in Indonesia that cannot be accessed by the general public.