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Liputan6.com, Jakarta - The development of the digital era is increasingly massive, making the flow of information more swift, this condition must be addressed wisely so that we do not participate in spreading hoaxes. Fact Check Liputan6.com also shares how to eradicate hoaxes with the Faculty of Communication and Political Sciences, Djuanda University, Bogor. Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Djuanda University, Bogor Denny Hernawan said that the Faculty of Communication and Political Sciences at Juanda University, Bogor collaborated with Cek Fakta Liputan6.com to organize a virtual discussion entitled "Wisely Swallowing Information in the Digital Age". "Alhamdulillah, this collaboration can be realized in a concrete form with Liputan6.com," said Denny, when opening the virtual discussion "Wisely Swallowing Information in the Digital Age", Friday (7/5/2021). According to Denny, this activity was carried out to address the development of the digital era that has occurred recently, so that this moment brings good benefits and can avoid the negative impacts of the digital era, one of which is the spread of hoaxes. "It must be recognized that in the digital era, there are many benefits that the community can get from accessing a variety of information, from positive things such as scientific sources to dramatic things such as how to make a bomb," he said. Denny hopes that this virtual discussion can make participants wise in utilizing the development of the digital era, especially social media users. In order not to take part in spreading hoaxes that can harm themselves and others. "Hopefully, whoever uses social media to be able to use the media wisely, because if you use it wisely, you will not be exposed to legal problems," he added. On the same occasion, Liputan6.com Fact Check Managing Editor Edu Krisnadefa stated that all parties can play a role in eradicating hoaxes, one of which is by strengthening digital literacy. "Friends can be pioneers in eradicating hoaxes. First with literacy," he said. About Liputan6.com Fact Check Liputan6.com is a verified media of the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) along with dozens of other mass media around the world. Liputan6.com Fact Check is also a Facebook partner to combat hoaxes, fake news, or disinformation circulating on the social media platform. We also collaborate with 21 national and local media in cekfakta.com to verify various information spread in the community. If you have information about hoaxes that you would like us to track and verify, please submit it to the Liputan6.com FACT CHECK team at [email protected]. Source: https://www.liputan6.com/cek-fakta/read/4552825/cek-fakta-liputan6com-bersama-unida-berbagi-cara-memberantas-hoaks