RE: Hoax and Credibility of Election Organizers in Indonesia |
Hello @ayijufridar, Thank you for contributing to RealityHubs.
This is a nice post with an interesting subject matter.
The issue of fake news and hoaxes is a global matter and recently it has been utilized greatly by various parties to strengthen their positions and weaken the positions of their opponents.
I'm not surprised to see that disinformation is being used in Indonesia as a tool for vanquishing enemies especially in the area of politics as it is also being used the same way over here in Nigeria even when there are no elections.
Recently, a human right activist was arrested by our government for trying to spark a revolution and some hours later I saw a post on social media supposedly made by a past police IG about how he had apprehended the activist for a sexual offence and how he jumped bail.
The truth to the statement is something I cannot establish though I'm already suspecting that it's fake news.
It'd be nice if measures were to be taken to counter the issue of spreading disinformation.
I love this topic and the post was great to read though some parts of it were hard to understand.
It would have been nicer if you had given more than one instance of hoax in your country.
Overall, you did a great job and we are looking forward to future contributions from you.
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I think fake news is not only used in the political celebration of developing countries like Indonesia. Super power countries like the United States also use fake news to win general elections. in Indonesia, fake news is used massively in the 2019 presidential election. Supporters of certain candidates attack opponents with various false information about religious issues, corruption, and so on. One example, uses the issue of the candidate pair's religion in opposition to the dominant voter religion.
In Indonesia, there is research about cities with the highest fake news and voter tendencies. Cases in Indonesia might also apply in other parts of Indonesia.
On the other hand, there are also movements from certain communities to fight the spread of fake news in various ways, including by using social media. That is, the younger generation increasingly cares about the truth of the information they receive. According to research in Indonesia, adults are more prone to hoax attacks than young children.
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Hello there. I am glad that you are having a good conversation. That's said, I strongly suggest that you stop self-voting your comments.