Hoax Virus, A Pandemic in the Digital Era
Afwanda and I interested to discussing a pandemic that as terrible as Covid-19 . So enjoy your reading! Fake news has been discussed everywhere. It started from schools, lectures, offices to house of worship. People were familiar with calling it as hoax. Like a virus, hoaxes always develop, and infect the public. Hoax spread anxiety and panic in the minds of the people. Until now, the hoax is always have a lot of enthusiasts. Some of them consciously produce and consume hoax content. There are also those who are not aware and take part in reproducing hoax content. This article tries to explain some of the reasons that hoax viruses can easily spread and become a pandemic in the society. Entering the third month of 2020, there were 232 cases of hoax news about corona virus. In early April 2020 the Ministry of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia stated that the spread of hoaxes occurred in various regions of Indonesia. 10 cases of hoax spreading occurred i