COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN FIGHTING HOAX ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK

Abstract

Hoax is fake news, or misleading news that has been around for a long time, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, there are lots of new fake news that are increasing. In this context Facebook as a social media becomes a place for spreading Hoaks or fake news in social media. During this pandemic, this is evidenced by the existence of more than 800 Hoax cases regarding Covid-19 in Indonesia, according to the Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia, seeing this MAFINDO (Indonesian Anti-slander Society) has made an application to prevent hoaxes that are spread in Indonesia with the aim of analyzing data or information. news that is read with the aim of preventing fake news in Indonesia.