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