Jurnal Administrasi Pemerintahan Desa
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): August

The Crisis of Communication Ethics in the Post-Truth Era: A Review of Islamic Moral Philosophy on the Phenomenon of Digital Simulacra

Ahmad Sofian (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatra Utara)
Rubino (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatra Utara)
Muhammad Randicha Hamandia (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Zhila Jannati (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Jun 2026

Abstract

Modern communication today exists in a highly controlled setting which combines algorithm-driven content delivery with artificial media and the rise of post-truth falsehoods. Digital simulacra enable people to confuse actual existence with virtual existence which results in false information and knowledge division and public trust erosion. This study examines how the post-truth era creates an ethical crisis for communication through Jean Baudrillard's simulacra theory while Islamic moral philosophy serves as an alternative ethical system. The study uses qualitative library research methods to examine current research articles and philosophical works and academic texts that focus on digital communication and post-truth cultural practices and communication ethics and Islamic knowledge systems. Digital simulacra and algorithm-based communication systems create hyperreality but they also disrupt established truth standards and traditional ethical systems. Islamic moral philosophy provides a complete normative system through its fundamental concepts of al-haqq (truth) and shiddiq (truthfulness) and amanah (trustworthiness) and tabayyun (verification) and prophetic communication ethics and Qur’anic principles of al-qaulan. These principles provide ethical guidance for strengthening information integrity, promoting responsible digital citizenship, and cultivating an akhlak based digital ecosystem. The study introduces Digital Prophetic Communication Ethics as a reconstructive framework which helps solve the ethical and epistemological issues arising from present-day digital communication.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

villages

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

The scopes of the journal include Village government/ governance, Affairs of population, Affairs of finance, Affairs of development and, Other administration, Village Consultative Body (BPD), institution traditional and, Village Enterprise ...