The Influence of Hoaxes on Religious Harmony in Digital Era
Keywords:
Hoax, Interfaith harmony, Social media, Digital era, Qualitative, LinearAbstract
The spread of hoaxes through social media in the digital era is increasingly worrying, especially hoaxes related to religious issues. This type of hoax has the potential to trigger conflict and disrupt religious harmony, especially in a country with religious diversity like Indonesia. This study aims to measure the influence of the spread of hoaxes on religious harmony in the digital era using a qualitative approach. Data was collected from online sources and social media to analyze the types of hoaxes circulating and their impact on society and the data was analyzed using linear regression statistical methods. The results of the study showed that there was a significant negative correlation between exposure to hoaxes and religious harmony, the more often someone was exposed to hoaxes, the lower the level of interfaith harmony they felt.This study concludes that hoaxes have a significant impact on religious harmony in the digital era and the spread of hoaxes through social media needs to be controlled to maintain social harmony. Recommendations from this study include increasing digital literacy among the public and stricter supervision of the spread of false information on social media.
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