THE INFLUENCE OF HOAXES ON THE MENTALITY OF STUDENTS

Abstract

This research aims to (1) describe and explore the trust and distrust of students in Bandung City towards information on Instagram ; (2) Know the response of Bandung City students to fake news ( hoaxes ) in the news on Instagram; (3) To know the attitude of students in Bandung City after read false​ news ( hoaxes ) in the news on Instagram. The population of this research is constituted of students from the city of Bandung. The respondents to this research have summer determined by sampling probabilistic . This research uses methods quantitative with a descriptive approach . The search results are percentages that show​ the state of confidence of students in false news ( hoaxes ), and show that students in Bandung City are aware of the existence of false news ( hoaxes ) in the information on Instagram since some time and consider the false ones news ( hoaxes ) on Instagram like being very uninteresting to read . . However , several students from Bandung city are attracted by news headlines , news content and false images presented .​​ Therefore , the false news ( hoaxes ) published on Instagram have a great impact and are multiplying among the students who grant less attention to sources of information to which they access and students ' ability to sort information . Instagram is become a distributor enough productive of false news ( hoaxes ). Thus , the attitude of students in Bandung city after read false​ news ( hoaxes ) on Instagram consists of simply to ignore the news. The result of this research is an article that will be published in an indexed journal and a practical “Stop Hoax” module.