Dialogika : Jurnal Penelitian Komunikasi dan Sosialisasi
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): Mei: Dialogika : Jurnal Penelitian Komunikasi dan Sosialisasi

Dampak Hoaks Kenaikan Bahan Bakar Minyak di Platform X (2024-2026) terhadap Polarisasi Masyarakat

Diajeng Febriana (Unknown)
Suci Suci (Unknown)
Darmawati Darmawati (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 May 2026

Abstract

This research critically investigates the circulation of disinformation concerning the instability of fuel prices on the digital platform X and its subsequent implications for the polarization of modern society. In an era where unverified economic news frequently dictates public reaction, fake news often acts as a potent catalyst for mass anxiety. By implementing a quantitative framework driven by lexicon-based computational sentiment analysis, this study effectively processed a dataset of 500 public opinion samples extracted via Google Colab spanning from April 2024 to April 2026. To ensure computational accuracy and eliminate textual noise, the data underwent a rigorous preprocessing phase encompassing case folding, alongside the systematic removal of URLs, account mentions, numbers, hashtags, and punctuation marks. The statistical outcomes revealed a highly disproportionate emotional landscape, overwhelmingly dominated by 451 negative reviews. In stark contrast, neutral observations and positive affirmations were nearly absent, recording only 40 and 9 instances, respectively. The data compellingly illustrates that the relentless influx of pessimistic narratives regarding economic instability directly induces financial panic, undermines rational discourse, and severely fragments cyberspace into deeply polarized factions.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Dialogika

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Dialogika : Jurnal Penelitian Komunikasi dan Sosialisasi is an academic journal published by Asosiasi Peneliti Dan Pengajar Ilmu Sosial Indonesia. This Journal a scientific publication that aims to disseminate Research and Studies Communication Sciences, Media, Digitalization, and Information ...