They are not promoting programs of Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Anies Baswedan as the Jakarta gubernatorial candidates but instead disseminating smear campaigns. 

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Hariadhi, Ahok's supporter from social media volunteers group Jasmev said on Thursday that smear campaigns against the incumbent governor have become more intense.

“I can find a smear campaign every three hours on social media, but we don’t have to clarify every single of them,” Hariadhi said in a discussion, adding that the team would make clarifications if the smear campaign could affect voters.

“Last week, for example, social media accounts claimed Ahok had been involved in the e-ID graft mega scandal. We then make a clarification that the prosecutor did not mention Ahok’s name at all during the hearing,” he continued.

Musa, a social media team member of Anie Baswedan, said that the team had made special efforts to clarify improper content on social media. (dan)  

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