Survey

Survey Questions:

1. Have you read / encountered any news that turned out to be fake? If you have, explain.

2. What are some ways to avoid fake news?

3. Why do you think it is important to solve the problem of fake news?

4. How could fake news affect peoples lives? 

5. Why is fake news a big issue?

6.  Have you ever heard about fake news on the internet if so what was it about?

7. Have you heard fake news about other people?

8. Have you ever been included in fake news?

1. Have you read / encountered any news that turned out to be fake? If you have, explain.

Yes, it is a link news that say that an artist is already dead

Yes. Some of the content is made up or not telling the truth.

Yes. Spread in the social media

Yes, like famous people death but turns out the news were fake

Yes, usually the news about the Indonesian's artist

yes, a lot of news in the media turned out to be hoaxes, not educated

Yes. During president and governor elections, I found many fake news (black campaign)

Yes, I have. News about an accident, political issue, famous people's death

yes, it turns out the news about The death if Prof. Arif Rachman was wrong

yes I have because there are so many sources of information, it has become difficult to make sense of what content is based on fact, half-truths or lies.

Yes, I was looking at my phone and a found a information, I red the information but people said that it was fake.

Yes, fake news usually happen when theres election for president. The other side might spread a fake news to make the other candidate look bad

Yes during pandemic a lot of news talked about false medicines of covid

Yes, the chain messages that my friends send to me. They are mostly about a horror spirit going to haunt you if you don't send it to 10 people.

Yes, mostly on social media platforms like YouTube, TikTok etc. Mostly its rumors that have not been verified and true information

A widely circulated example of fake information from the internet is the claim that the Earth is flat. This conspiracy theory suggests that the Earth is not a spherical shape but rather a flat disc. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the Earth's round shape, proponents of the flat Earth theory misinterpret and selectively present information to support their claims. However, their arguments are easily debunked by scientific observations, such as photographs from space and the ability to circumnavigate the globe.

Yes, when a politician running for re-election said something against her opponent.

Yes, news of some famous person died, inaccuracy on time or place of incidents

Yes.. I commented and supported a fake video about public protest. Thankfully my friends pointed out that it was staged and fake.

Yes, some trying to stealing our data by send a message with an attachment.

Some years ago about a suppose cancer. It turned out to be a kind of a flower that was edited to make look gross therefore click bait worthy.

2. What are some ways to avoid fake news?

Find reliable sources & read more

Check sources

Read from official account of the media. Read from only trust able sources

Checking on the published date. Reading the news from the trustworthy website or publisher. Recheck with the other news website or publisher.

Confirmation by googling the real fact

Read the sources before read, only read the news from trusted media.

read the news from several sources that can be trusted

Googling, Read from News website such as kompas.com, detik.com, liputan6.com

If there's a picture, I will use google photo to find the same picture (the news from trusted web)

evaluate the sources, check the news site, Google it

read the message or the news carefully and find others resources, to find it is fake or not

Finding more news from trusted media

Check it with the reliable media such as kompas.com, detik.com etc

Check the accuracy of the facts and beware of information from unverified and unofficial sites.

If it comes out on the screen a lot of times just report it

Dont trust any news that came from unknown source.

Always check the same headlines in different news channel. And to check the date of publication.

Check with other resources

Not to be on social media

proof check, use multiple websites rather than one.

Try to stay off social media

Just read news from a truthful sources such as Kompas.

Research, and think before you obtain and think that the information is true.

Verify sources. Cross-check information. Check URLs. Watch for bias. Evaluate evidence. Use fact-checking sites. Consider expertise. Be skeptical of headlines. Apply critical thinking.

Find out the truths through browsing credible sources

Some ways I know is to always double check, make sure its the real website/channel/newspaper, and to check for other indicators that show if its fake or not. You can double check by researching more about it. Like research on the internet, social media, books, information texts, etc. You make sure its the real website/channel/newspaper by trying to the indicators that show its fake or real. Like a real website would have that lock picture thing on the top next to the url, that means it has security, some fake websites don't have that. Another indicator is by checking if the spelling and font is the same. There is still more, but I think this is already long enough as an answer. -Seira

Check when the person uploaded it and check another video which is pretty similar (Same topic) to see if it has the same information as it.

3. Why do you think it is important to solve the problem of fake news?

Fake news is dangerous & misleading that's why we need to find the truth

Wrong information, wrong decision

So there is no misunderstanding or bad comments

To minimize the misunderstanding.

Some regulation and biro to monitor the fake news and place to report to fake news so the account will be banned

I don't think is important, just don't read it. Wasting time.

very important, because fake news will mislead the public

Fake news must stop in you. Don't spread hoax.

because fake news will lead more people to the wrong/biased opinion

yes because fake news will make some people suffer when trust to it

To avoid misleading information

Because they can manipulate us

To avoid misleading and chaos

So people will not be misled or victimized by it

To avoid misinformation and misunderstanding

In order to provide proper information to public.

Because it will lead to war or violence

Because it is a crime to spread false news

Need to stop the misinformation to avoid any bad impact

People won't get fooled by it

If it's repeated again and again, some people would've believed it.. while it is fake news

It will have big impact on our opinion, our choice. If we chose the wrong one, then we will suffer.

Fake news will lead to misleading the true information in social community

Spreading false information can be very dangerous as it may lead people to take actions that are harmful/not in service to their needs.

people can mistakenly assume that it is correct

4. How could fake news affect peoples lives?  

Well it could change people's behavior or decision because of that

Wrong information, wrong decision

It affects the trust in a relationships with other or with the community

Misunderstanding and miscommunication will lead into confusion and anger.

because people find the knowledge and find update day today live from the news, we read the news to see the world.

Some fake news was made to spread fear. So the audience will live in fear.

people can have the wrong opinion, misinformation and misunderstanding

The mislead information can make peoples lives inconvenience.

The mentality of people who got the fake news will be different and attempt to be violence sometimes

People with little knowledge sometime will believe it easily ..and it's dangerous because they believe in wrong things

Its can change people’s thoughts about something that before their trust and trust that.

Fake news will create issue that believing something which is not true

Fake news could lead people to take actions that are harmful/not in service to their needs.

For example fake news that related to medicine, some people might believe it which can be dangerous

Creates unnecessary confusion amongst readers. Sometimes these confusions lead to harm and financial losses.

It could make them consume fake information and spread it to others.

Fake news can negatively impact people's lives by spreading misinformation, influencing beliefs and decisions, inciting fear or panic, damaging reputations, promoting division, and hindering informed decision-making in areas such as health, politics, and personal relationships.

people might get confused and might believe false information

It can make public opinions that are against the fact.

Because sometimes they panicking and don't think that was fake news

If you believe in something that is fake, your whole life will turn out to be a living hoax.

They will have wrong opinion and make wrong decisions or spread it to other people again about fake news

It can give them false information that can impact their decisions in the future

People may think bad of them, they will get unpleasant treatment from others, their life would be uncomfortable and feel fear/sad

When the news is dangerous or threatening, people will feel intimidated/worry which is not good for mental health. Or if its about health advise, people can consume something that can be bad for their body, etc.

People will get wrong information that may harm their mind and body.

It effects people's lives by giving them the wrong knowledge, wrong thinking and wrong news. -Seira

By listening to the wrong directions and to fake news can lead to false memories, as well as foster anxiety and a catastrophic outlook. -Credit: University of derby.

5. Why is fake news a major issue? 

False point of view of something

Lack of knowledge how to stop the fake news

It's easier to create one and influence others with it

May caused dissensions

It’s threaten our future

Because some people like that and they though they knew everything

Social issue will create more problems for example political issue such as riot

Fake news is becoming more and more prevalent in today’s world

It influences people well being

We cannot believe any news event if its right

because people lose their account

This can create confusion and misunderstanding about important Issues

Fake news can make confusion and misunderstanding about important stuffs.

Because it happen quite a lot nowadays, and with technology, it can be spread more easily

Especially with young readers, they may not be able to tell if it's fake news, and may learn wrong and unverified facts.

Because make our community chaos.

Because people could obtain that fake news and they could spread it.

Fake news is a major issue because it erodes trust, distorts public discourse, and influences public opinion with false information, leading to potential harm and societal division.

Fake news is considered a lie. Lying to people may cause harm to them.

Creating reaction unaccounted for

Because people share it without check the credibility of the sources

It's can make someone bankrupt

We are living in a world where everything revolves around social media and the wide use of internet. We are surrounded by it in an everyday basis. We cannot and should not accept a world full of lies.

Leads to negative thinking and behavior

It leads people into thinking the wrong thing, it may hurt them if it comes from a friend. -Seira

It can create confusion and misunderstanding about important social and political issues.-Credit: Austin Community College District

6. Have you ever heard about fake news on the internet if so, what was it about? 

I have heard about that many times from the internet such as Tsunami will occur on the exact date, celebrities dead etc

A lot

Yes very often. About dating news, death news, ect

The earthquake news or demonstration in certain areas.

Yes . The death of a celebrity

The death of famous people

Usually is about Indonesian's artist

Yes, about someone passed away, which actually the person still alive

Election, child kidnappin

Yes, about my idol's private life

About medication of COVID-19

Is about politic

About the death of Prof. Arif Rahman Hakim, my former lesturer and a great teacher, lecturer, educator in Indonesia

Yes, about Ahok

Death of someone or fake cures

The big storm that was supposed to happen in December '22.

Yes, when President of Russia played piano and sang Indonesia Raya song

Disaster or riot happening

About someone's life or science

About the background of the chosen president.

I have ever heard before but I don’t care

Business appears such as technology like mobile phone works on AI to captured a moon

Yes, in many forms usually about current events.

someone faking an illness

Such as statement of famous people.

Yes, it was about kidnapped kid that turned to be his own father

In the case of COVID-19, people spread fake news about COVID-19 is an engineered biological weapon created by the United States or China

Some people said that there is a group of people that are robots but they are not.

Probably related to medicine or goverment

Yes, About Natural Disasters, Politics and Celebrities

About famous figures or high profile cases

Yes I think, I'm not that sure but mostly hackers, opinionated information, fake news about popular people etc.

One prominent instance of false information on the internet is the belief in a flat Earth, which contradicts scientific evidence confirming the Earth's spherical shape. Despite overwhelming proof, flat Earth proponents manipulate information to support their claims, but scientific observations like space photos and global circumnavigation easily disprove their arguments.