Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
June 29, 2025Syiar | Jurnal Komunikasi dan Penyiaran Islam

TikTok Social Media Literacy in Verifying the Dissemination of Hoax News among University Students

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

PDParadia Kristanti DewiAAAnang Anas Azhar

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Overview

Qualitative analysis reveals varying media literacy levels in verifying hoax news on TikTok, suggesting improvement is needed.

Key Points

  • Students show varying media literacy when verifying TikTok information, leading to differing levels of content evaluation.
  • The study highlights that TikTok's algorithm promotes viral content, further exacerbating the spread of hoaxes among users.
  • Interviews and observations with students reveal they often engage with unverified information from TikTok, impacting their awareness.
  • The need for enhanced media literacy education is emphasized to improve critical evaluation and responsible content sharing.

Cite This Study

Dewi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2979cf1dd9ea359e338dhttps://doi.org/10.54150/syiar.v5i1.720
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Digital Natives, Critical Strangers: The Challenge of Student Critical Literacy in Indonesia's Post-Truth Era2025 · 1 citations
  2. 2The Language Ideology Behind the Screen: Increasing Users’ Awareness of Social Media Disinformation2025
  3. 3The Role of Digital Literacy in Reducing Disinformation in the Social Media Era2025
  4. 4Information Literacy of IAIN Takengon’s Students in Age of Misleading Content on Social Media2025
  5. 5Digital Da’wah Exposure and Religious Moderation among Indonesian Islamic University Students2025