Ketika Fakta Bukanlah Kebenaran: Peran Media Daring dalam Amplifikasi Misinformasi Kesehatan di Era Pandemi Covid-19

During the Covid-19 epidemic, people must not only escape getting infected with the virus, but also avoid being targeted by hoaxes. In cyberspace, there are several topics of misinformation ranging from conspiracy theories to claims of finding anti-corona medications. Various studies have discovere...

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Main Authors: Rani Prita Prabawangi, Megasari Noer Fatanti
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Published: Department of Communications, Universitas Islam Indonesia 2023-04-01
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Online Access:https://journal.uii.ac.id/jurnal-komunikasi/article/view/21480
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description During the Covid-19 epidemic, people must not only escape getting infected with the virus, but also avoid being targeted by hoaxes. In cyberspace, there are several topics of misinformation ranging from conspiracy theories to claims of finding anti-corona medications. Various studies have discovered that during a pandemic, social media is the mechanism through which health misinformation begins and spreads. However, there is a lack of data on misinformation disseminated by other media, particularly verified media. This study intends to bridge a research gap by investigating more into how claims of traditional medicine healing Covid-19 are publicized by Indonesian online news outlets. This study did a content analysis of 14 media articles from various online media about anti-corona herbal remedies affiliated to the 'Covid-19 Herbal Research Team for the Nation.' The study's findings suggest that in reporting on anti-corona medications, the majority of the media have abandoned the discipline of verification in the news production process. The media has amplified the lies of the 'Covid-19 Herbal Research Team for the Nation' through misleading headlines and reports that only feature sole claims.
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spelling doaj-art-a78f602aae8347a38c8cf66ef8667f752025-08-20T03:05:05ZengDepartment of Communications, Universitas Islam IndonesiaJurnal Komunikasi1907-848X2548-76472023-04-0117210.20885/komunikasi.vol17.iss2.art4Ketika Fakta Bukanlah Kebenaran: Peran Media Daring dalam Amplifikasi Misinformasi Kesehatan di Era Pandemi Covid-19Rani Prita Prabawangi0Megasari Noer Fatanti1Program Studi Ilmu Komunikasi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, IndonesiaProgram Studi Ilmu Komunikasi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia During the Covid-19 epidemic, people must not only escape getting infected with the virus, but also avoid being targeted by hoaxes. In cyberspace, there are several topics of misinformation ranging from conspiracy theories to claims of finding anti-corona medications. Various studies have discovered that during a pandemic, social media is the mechanism through which health misinformation begins and spreads. However, there is a lack of data on misinformation disseminated by other media, particularly verified media. This study intends to bridge a research gap by investigating more into how claims of traditional medicine healing Covid-19 are publicized by Indonesian online news outlets. This study did a content analysis of 14 media articles from various online media about anti-corona herbal remedies affiliated to the 'Covid-19 Herbal Research Team for the Nation.' The study's findings suggest that in reporting on anti-corona medications, the majority of the media have abandoned the discipline of verification in the news production process. The media has amplified the lies of the 'Covid-19 Herbal Research Team for the Nation' through misleading headlines and reports that only feature sole claims. https://journal.uii.ac.id/jurnal-komunikasi/article/view/21480Covid-19infodemic online mediahealth misinformation
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Jurnal Komunikasi
Covid-19
infodemic
online media
health misinformation
title Ketika Fakta Bukanlah Kebenaran: Peran Media Daring dalam Amplifikasi Misinformasi Kesehatan di Era Pandemi Covid-19
title_full Ketika Fakta Bukanlah Kebenaran: Peran Media Daring dalam Amplifikasi Misinformasi Kesehatan di Era Pandemi Covid-19
title_fullStr Ketika Fakta Bukanlah Kebenaran: Peran Media Daring dalam Amplifikasi Misinformasi Kesehatan di Era Pandemi Covid-19
title_full_unstemmed Ketika Fakta Bukanlah Kebenaran: Peran Media Daring dalam Amplifikasi Misinformasi Kesehatan di Era Pandemi Covid-19
title_short Ketika Fakta Bukanlah Kebenaran: Peran Media Daring dalam Amplifikasi Misinformasi Kesehatan di Era Pandemi Covid-19
title_sort ketika fakta bukanlah kebenaran peran media daring dalam amplifikasi misinformasi kesehatan di era pandemi covid 19
topic Covid-19
infodemic
online media
health misinformation
url https://journal.uii.ac.id/jurnal-komunikasi/article/view/21480
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