Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Law, Social Sciences and Education, ICLSSE 2020, 10 November, Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia

Research Article

Student’s Digital Literacy Abilities Against Hoaxes (A Case Study of University Students in East Kalimantan)

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.10-11-2020.2303454,
        author={Rizky Amalia Syahrani and Kheyene Molekandella Boer},
        title={Student’s Digital Literacy Abilities Against Hoaxes  (A Case Study of University Students in East Kalimantan)},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Law, Social Sciences and Education, ICLSSE 2020, 10 November, Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICLSSE},
        year={2021},
        month={1},
        keywords={hoax digital literacy student},
        doi={10.4108/eai.10-11-2020.2303454}
    }
    
  • Rizky Amalia Syahrani
    Kheyene Molekandella Boer
    Year: 2021
    Student’s Digital Literacy Abilities Against Hoaxes (A Case Study of University Students in East Kalimantan)
    ICLSSE
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.10-11-2020.2303454
Rizky Amalia Syahrani1,*, Kheyene Molekandella Boer2
  • 1: Nahdlatul Ulama University of Kalimantan Timur, Jl. KH Harun Nafsi, Kalimantan Timur
  • 2: Mulawarman University, Jl. Kuaro, Kalimantan Timur
*Contact email: syahranirizky@unukaltim.ac.id

Abstract

. Social media is now becoming the major needs in our society. The rapid flow of information has made the existence of hoaxes even more numerous and provocative. Literacy activities within university’s environments in East Kalimantan are considered low so that students, as agent of change, are needed to fight hoaxes that occurs in the society. This study uses qualitative research by taking six informants from three different campuses. The results of the study show that the majority of informants decided not to share the news that they got when the source was not reliable enough