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Let $\mu$ be a Radon probability measure on the compact Hausdorff topological group $G$ such that

$$\int_G f(g) \mu(dg) = \int_Gf(hg) \mu(dg)$$

for all $h \in G$ and for all $f \in C(G)$.

Can I deduce that $\mu(hX) = \mu(X)$ for a Borel set $X$ and $h \in G$?

Attempt:

$$\mu(hX) = \int_G I_{hX}(g) \mu(dg) = \int_G I_{X}(h^{-1}g) \mu(dg)\stackrel{(?)}= \int_G I_{X}(g) \mu(dg) = \mu(X)$$

Now, I try to explain $(?)$. Maybe I can approximate with continuous functions or something like that?

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Observe that it is enough to prove this result for any compact set $X$.

You have $I_{hX}\in L^1(G)$.

Now $C_c(G)$ is dense in $L^1(G)$ then $\exists\{f_n\}$ in $C_c(G)$ such that $f_n\to f$ in $L^1$ norm. $$\|f_n-I_{hX}\|_1\xrightarrow[]{n\to \infty} 0\Leftrightarrow\int_G |f_n(g) -I_{hX}(g)| \mu(dg)\to 0$$$$\implies \left|\int_G f_n(g)\mu(dg) -\int_GI_{hX}(g) \mu(dg)\right|\to 0$$$$\implies \lim_n \int_G f_n(g)\mu(dg)=\int_GI_{hX}(g) \mu(dg)=\mu(hX)$$

It is always possible to choose this sequence $\{f_n\}$ in such a way that for each $n$, $0\le f_n\le 1$ and $f\equiv1$ on $X$.(refer here)

As $f_n\xrightarrow[]{L_1}I_{hX}$ there is a sub sequence of $\{f_{n_k}\}$ such that $f_{n_k}\to I_{hX}$ almost everywhere in $G$.

Then we have $f_{n_k}(hg)\to I_{hX}(hg)$ for almost every $g\in G$. As we have $|f_{n_k}|\le1$ Dominated convergence theorem applies here. So we get $$\int_{G}|f_{n_k}(hg)- I_{hX}(hg)|\mu(dg)\xrightarrow[]{k\to \infty}0$$ $$\implies\left|\int_G f_{n_k}(hg)\mu(dg) -\int_GI_{hX}(hg) \mu(dg)\right|\to 0 $$$$\implies \lim_n \int_G f_{n_k}(hg)\mu(dg)=\int_GI_{hX}(hg) \mu(dg)$$$$\implies\lim_n \int_G f_{n_k}(g)\mu(dg)=\int_GI_{X}(h^{-1}hg) \mu(dg)=\int_GI_{X}(g) \mu(dg)=\mu(X)$$

Hence we have $\mu(hX) = \mu(X)$.

Warning: This proof only works for $G$ Locally compact Hausdorff Group.