TENGKU RENI-ESSAY WRITING ABOUT HOAX

Topic : Hoax
 Title : 100% hoax is negative.
Thesis Statement : Beware of Hoax News Now it's easy to spread on social
media
Body 1 : Waste of Time and Money
 Body 2 : Transfer of Issues
Body 3 : Triggers Public Panic

100% Hoax is Negative 

 Liputan6.com, Jakarta.Surfing in cyberspace is now a very common thing for most people. According to the Big Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI), hoaxes or hoaxes are false news or news that has no source. Hoax is information that is actually not true, but is made as if it were true. the negative impact arising from the first hoax is only a waste of time and money, the second is the transfer of issues and can cause public panic.

The first waste of Time and Money, According to calculations on the cmsconnect.com site, reading hoax news can cause no small amount of harm to the individual or office where you work. This happens thanks to decreased productivity due to the surprising effect of hoax news. For companies, the usual losses incurred at a minimum of Rp 10 million per year. While individuals can reach Rp 200 thousand per year. All this can happen if each worker spends 10 seconds per day reading e-mails or hoax messages.

The second is transfer of Issues, In cyberspace, especially for cyber criminals, hoaxes can be used to smooth out their illegal actions. Cyber criminals are known to often spread hoaxes about system vulnerabilities in an internet service, such as Google Gmail. Well, in the hoax message earlier, hackers could have included certain links that are suggested to be clicked to avoid the Gmail system's vulnerability. In fact, the link just contained a virus that could hijack your Gmail.

 Finally is triggers Public Panic, News of natural disasters or events in a transportation is often used as material to spread hoax news. This is one of the most sought-after hoax destinations by unscrupulous hoax news makers, triggering public panic. To stop the panic, usually the mass media or online media must help the public and clarify if the news was just a hoax like hoax news that many deceived the public some time ago is the opening message of national CPNS registration sent via WhatsApp. After the crowd spreads, then the government clarifies that it will not open CPNS registration.

In the end, We as social media users must be smart in choosing the right news because the impact of this hoax is very negative starting from wasting time and money, continues to be a diversion of issues and can trigger public panic.