IDEALOKA.COM – The high potential for advertising broadcasts on social media motivates content creators to create viral content. However, the method used by this YouTuber is not worth emulating.
Donald Ignatius, 41 years old, from Kaliwates District, Jember Regency, East Java, Indonesia, was determined to make a video about the Prophet Muhammad SAW. However, its contents lead to the opinion that the Prophet Muhammad SAW was a fictional figure or never existed.
The content entitled “Sosok Nabi Muhammad ternyata FIKSI” (The Figure of the Prophet Muhammad Turned Out to be a Fiction) immediately attracted the attention of netizens. Before it was taken down or removed, the content had been watched 5,800 times within a few days.
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Inevitably, the content uploaded on the ‘Warta Kabar Baik’ channel immediately sparked controversy.
One of the civil organizations who protested was GP Ansor Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Kencong. The youth organization is recorded as having reported this content to the Jember Police since May 4, 2025.
The police immediately hunted Donald down and managed to secure him and examine him intensively.
“We have secured and checked the person concerned. With two sufficient pieces of evidence, we have also increased his status to suspect,” said Jember Police Chief AKBP Bobby Adimas Candra Putra at a press conference held at the Jember Police Headquarters, Monday, May 19, 2025.
According to Bobby, the suspect’s motive for making a video calling the Prophet Muhammad a fictitious figure was economic.
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“After being examined, the perpetrator’s motive for doing this was to look for viewers (viewers) and adsense (advertising shows managed by Google),” said the officer who once served in the National Police Headquarters Propam Division.
Apart from economic motives, it is suspected that the suspect committed this act based on the motive of belief.
In the post, the suspect said that many people strongly believe that the Prophet Muhammad was a fictional character. He said the Prophet Muhammad never existed and was an imaginary figure who never existed.
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“We immediately chased and arrested the perpetrator in Bali where the perpetrator made the video,” said Bobby.
To be held accountable for his actions, the suspect is subject to article 45a paragraph 2 of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions in Indonesia or Undang-Undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik (ITE) with threat of six years imprisonment.
Apart from violating the ITE Law, the suspect’s actions have insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, whose existence can be proven based on references to Islamic history and the Koran. (*)
