Upaya Komunitas Gen Anti Hoax Medan dalam Mengedukasi Anak Muda Mengenai Politik dan Pencegahan Informasi Hoax Menjelang Pemilu 2024 di Kota Medan

Abstract

In the current era of digitalization and the industrial revolution 4.0, hoax information spreads through social media. For some people and social media users, it is difficult to distinguish between factual information and hoaxes, causing people to then get trapped in hoax information. Young people (generation z) are active users of social media and they are considered vulnerable to being influenced by hoax information. Young people (generation z) also do not have adequate knowledge about politics, so young people as the next generation of the nation need to be given education about politics. The purpose of this study is to describe the efforts made by the Medan Anti-Hoax Gen Community in educating young people about politics and preventing hoax information ahead of the 2024 election in Medan City. The research method used in this study is a qualitative research method. The results of this thesis research are the efforts of the Medan Anti-Hoax Gen Community in educating young people about politics and preventing hoax information, namely by providing social media education and political education through training. There are several activities in the training, including content creation skills, creating non-hoax content and journalistic knowledge or techniques, and national insight. The aim of this training is so that young people (generation z) can avoid hoaxes and can increase young people's insight or knowledge about politics.