Desi maranata

Topic: hoax 

Title: kick hoax, save our life!

Thesis statement: how to avoid hoax news on social media 

Body 1: develop your curiosity at any time. 

Body 2: find out the authenticity of the site's page address

Body 3: be carefull with provocative titles 

Kick hoaxes, save our life!

      According to Oxford Learner's Dictionaries hoax is a news that is not true, which aims to convince others of it and harm others. As we  can see  there has been a lot of news Hoax which is very weightless from some previous events. It is  very harmless for those who are affected by the Hoax news, besides looking polluted, it will also cause conflict with each other if we already trust it. Various ways have been taken by the government to eradicate the news of this "Hoax", but it is not enough for the Hoax maker to continue doing this unlawful work. so,we as smart netizen should know  how to avoid hoax news on social media.

     First, develop your curiosity all the time. based on study by the Journsl Perspectives on Psychological Science, in  supporting the academic field, curiosity is very important.Do not immediately spread a news without checking the truth. According to Tom Stafford, a psychologist from The University of Sheffield we get a lot of benefits by being more curious or curious. Meanwhile, education today does not prevent much of the thinking of open society. In fact, curiosity has proven that science can open more open thinking. So, you are not blind with just one ideology. so we must find the truth based on the facts that there are not hoax.

     second, find out the authenticity of the site's page address. If we get news from an article, try to pay attention to the link. Whether the link is in the form of a blog or original news media. Don't be fooled, sometimes there are people who are not responsible for making hoax news by using links that are similar to the original news media.That is so many hoax news in Indonesian, reporting from the Press Council, in Indonesia there are more than 43,000 sites that claim to be the news media. However, it has not been verified to 300. 

     Third, be careful with provocative titles Often, hoax news has titles that invite sensation, such as provoking or provocative. Even more horrified, sometimes the contents are taken from the media or official newspapers. It's just a little changed to fit the perception of hoax makers. For that, try to take the newspaper to ensure the truth. It can also check it by surfing the internet. You can read the existing news media. With its credibility, it is certain that the media checks the truth before it is broadcast to the public. Try to see if there are differences.

     In  conclusion, because now there are still some who spread the news of the Hoax for personal gain and bring down others even more dangerous to create national divisions. Our role as an intelligent community is to participate intelligently in reading a news, do not immediately believe when responding to an issue that we should look at and look for the facts first or ask people better understand and understand the theme of the news we read.