Communication Strategy of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in Preventing the Spread of Hoax on Social Media

Social media offers various interesting features with their respective advantages, such as a medium for communicating, making transactions, building communities, learning, and running business. These can be accessed anywhere anytime, only an electronic device internet connection. However, these advantages conveniences, not few people abuse social by spreading fake news or hoaxes. One of the government institutions in Indonesia that has duties functions stopping, monitoring, preventing spread hoaxes is Ministry Communication Informatics (Kemkominfo). This study aims to analyze communication strategy prevent on media. research uses qualitative descriptive method data collected through interviews two internal parties Directorate General Information Public at Informatics; specialists. The results showed implemented was use digital literacy.There are four (4) pillars main points literacy program, namely security, ethics, culture, skills.