Communication media, both online media and print media, always develop following the times and technological advances. Media in disseminating news must provide facts and truth. Because it will greatly affect the mindset of society and can also affect socio-economic conditions in a region.
Currently there is a lot of news circulating
that is still unclear whether it is true or not, the trending term is hoax. Hoax is the untruth of information circulating in society, often spread through social media.
So how do we prevent hoax news that is widely spread on our social media???
According to communication experts, digital literacy can prevent the spread of fake news or hoaxes in society.
With digital literacy, society inclusive marketing and digital accessibility becomes more knowledgeable and insightful, so it is able to filter out which news is true and which is hoax.
Nowadays news spreads faster
in cyberspace without considering the truth of the news. With digital literacy knowledge, people are able to select whether the news is worth spreading, useful or not.
HOAX news cannot be eradicated the influence of facebook on our democracy by just one or two people. But it must be from various parties alb directory and the entire community. It takes awareness of the importance of true news to build a person who is not easily fooled by hoax news.
Come on, start by making the literacy movement in your school a success. Don’t let our students, the future leaders of our nation, become individuals who easily accept and spread HOAX news.
