The Impact of The Behavior of Smartphone Usage on The Consumption of Fake News by Student
Abstract
The background of this research is the increase inthe distribution of fake news in cyberspace to coincide with the 2019 general election (Pemilu) campaign in Indonesia. Undergraduate students in Indonesiaare beginner voters in the 2019 election, are one of the most criticalcampaign targets calculated by each political party. Fake news produced massively and structurally by political parties to get voters' support can break the nation's unity and harmony. Asyoung people whose mindsets are critical and have idealism in fighting for their ideas,students must be able to distinguish between true and fake news for the safety of their own insights. The research method used is quantitative to understand students' behaviorin using mobile phones,the fastest media for disseminating information through the internet. Understanding these behaviors will provide an overview of the impact of the application or information channel most often opened by someone ontheir ability to distinguish between true and fake news. This study aims to get a strategy to improve student behavior in using mobile phones, which will affect the quality of information obtained from the internet via mobile phones. Productive people withthe properinsight are not easily provoked by fake news from the internet
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