Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. A viral Facebook post claiming Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia announced a price drop for Pertamax to Rp10,500 per liter is false.

A fact-check investigation by kompas.com on Friday (25/6/2026) revealed on that the viral claims misrepresented an official address broadcasted on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel. During the briefing, Minister Bahlil made no such announcement regarding a Pertamax price reduction.

"The pricing of non-subsidized fuel like Pertamax is determined based on current market rates," Minister Bahlil said during the broadcast, while confirming that subsidized fuels like Pertalite and Biosolar remain unchanged to protect public purchasing power.

State-owned energy company PT Pertamina Patra Niaga has not issued any official updates regarding new fuel price adjustments.

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