Be Real, Do Not Be Fake: A Pilot Study on Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Students' Fake News Literacy
If nothing is accomplished to stop it, the virality of fake news on social media will continue to grow and become more damaging, particularly among young people. Recognizing false information and verifying sources has become increasingly important as people rely on the Internet and social medi...
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Griya Jurnal UIN Saizu Purwokerto
2024
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| Summary: | If nothing is accomplished to stop it, the virality of fake news on social media will continue
to grow and become more damaging, particularly among young people. Recognizing false
information and verifying sources has become increasingly important as people rely on the
Internet and social media for their news. The primary objective of this study is to assess the
level of understanding of fake news media literacy among university students. Forty-three
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia students enrolled in the New Media Communication program
were polled for this research. This study uses descriptive statistics to analyze the data collected
via Google Forms—the results of examining the data generated immediately through a Google
form. Young people read the news online but still have limited media literacy when assessing the
truth of information. Research suggests that false statement is commonly discovered because
young people do not carefully examine online news. Researchers conduct in-depth interviews
and studies with this demographic to better understand how young people process information
and evaluate its veracity. This research adds to the expanding body of knowledge on student use
of social media in Malaysia, especially on how students get their news in light of the results of
this pilot study, the main research project will consist of in-depth interviews with students to
understand more about their perspectives on how to identify and differentiate between real and
fake news. |
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