Jurnal Pekommas
Vol 5 No 2 (2020): October 2020

People Behavior Related To The Spread Of Covid-19’s Hoax

Juditha, Christiany (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Oct 2020

Abstract

Covid-19 became the biggest non-natural disaster in the world in 2020. It first broke out in Wuhan, China, and then spread to other countries including Indonesia. The public is in uncertainty and receives a lot of information about Covid-19 through various media. This condition is exacerbated by the spread of hoax related to Covid-19 which is difficult to contain. The purpose of this study was to analyses society's behavior related to the spread of the Covid-19 hoax. This research uses a survey method with a quantitative approach. The results of the study concluded that respondents' knowledge about Covid-19 and hoax was very adequate. However, most respondents are hesitant and are in a position that can sometimes distinguish hoax, sometimes not because of the large amount of information obtained every day. The public panic at Covid-19 caused hoax to continue to be spread in the hope that the information could be useful in preventing and treating. While the respondents did not spread Covid's-19 hoax, because they considered the information to be incorrect, not useful, and harmful to the health of others, and they wanted to break the chain of hoax distribution to themselves.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

pekommas

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Pekommas is a journal published by the BBPSDMP Kominfo Makassar with the aim of disseminating information on scientific developments in communication, informatics and mass media. The manuscript published in this journal is derived from research and scientific study conducted by researchers, ...