Persepsi Mahasiswa Hukum UMA Dalam Menyikapi Berita HOAX di Instagram

Abstract

This research is in the background because of the proliferation of deceptive information that spread to the public through Instagram social media. The aim of the study was to learn how to assess University of Medan Area Law students in dealing with hoax news on Instagram. This research uses media literacy theory. In collecting data, the researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with three informants who were active students at the Law Faculty of University of Medan Area. This study uses qualitative research with descriptive analysis. The results of the current study are that many false information on the Instagram are most often seen by informants. This false information also influences informants' perceptions of information disseminated through social media. For this reason, read the truth of information that is seen on social media is an important thing to do to better ensure that information is a fact or a virus