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The Secret Merit of Expedient Contempt
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On April 2, 2026, Indonesia Last Week published a commentary on a staged social media video. | Indonesia Last Week | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 2 | The video depicts an interviewer assessing two candidates for an unspecified role. | Indonesia Last Week | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 3 | The first candidate expresses a desire to improve their country and wants to use their time to campaign for positive things. | Indonesia Last Week | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 4 | The first candidate specifies that positive things include progress, human rights, environmental causes, and welfare for the poor. | Indonesia Last Week | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 5 | The second candidate admits to being desperate for money. | Indonesia Last Week | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 6 | The second candidate suggests that a woman advocating for expanded healthcare protections should let her family thin out so others do not have to subsidize them. | Indonesia Last Week | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 7 | The interviewer hires the second candidate after they make the statement about healthcare and subsidizing the sick. | Indonesia Last Week | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) |