Rahmat Wibowo accused Marchel Shevchenko of falsely claiming an MIT degree and credentials on LinkedIn while actually only completing brief online programs, and of misrepresenting his actual status as an unfinished undergraduate student in Indonesia.

B Credential Fraud + Dunning-Kruger Effect on Full Display: A Public Service Announcement [rarely do call-outs, but when someone is actively misleading the indonesian tech and research community — especially students and recruiters — it needs to be called out. This is the public Linkedin profile of Marchel Shevchenko (also listed as Marchel Andrian Shevchenko) from Data Sorcerers: He brands himself as "Research Student in Computer Vision | MLLM | Digital Humanities" at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — Sep 2024 to Present. His education section lists: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (BS Analytical Economics), Institut Teknologi Bandung, Universitas Gadjah Mada, University of Zagreb / Sveudiliste u Zagrebu (Erasmus), etc. He has 3,698+ followers and is collecting “mutual connections” while doing remote internships. Here are the verifiable facts: His only real, verifiable ongoing degree is $1 Informatika at Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta (UTY). NIM: 5200411552 ‘Tanggal masuk: 22 September 2020 Status saat ini (2026): Aktif ~ 2025/2026 Ganjil > After almost 6 years, he still has not graduated. The other “universities” are either short student-exchange programs, online courses, or non-degree activities. He does not disclose this and presents them as full credentials. ‘There is zero evidence he is or ever was a formal research student at MIT. His only connection is winning 2nd place in the Bio Farma X MIT Hacking Medicine competition at national level in Indonesia (not an international MIT program) No MIT enrollment record. No published paper. No journal. No supervisor name. No research output. Nothing. He is using the MIT logo, the “Research Student" title, and a long list of prestigious- sounding institutions to create a false image of being a top-tier researcher while still being a 6th-year undergraduate who hasn't even finished his $1. This is textbook Dunning-Kruger combined with deliberate credential inflation that borders on professional fraud. It wastes everyone's time — recruiters who trust the profile, students who get inspired by fake role models, and the real researchers who actually earned their positions. ‘Transparency matters. Verifiable achievements matter. Finishing your degree before calling yourself a “Research Student at MIT" matters. If you're a student, recruiter, or founder in Indonesia — do your due diligence. Check PDDikti, Google Scholar, ORCID, official transcripts, and actual publication records. Flashy titles and logos mean nothing without proof. Let's keep Indonesian tech honest. #Professionalintegrity #CredentialFraud #Dunningkruger #Techindonesi #HigherEducation #BeHonest