Increasing Critical Attitude and Information Literacy in Countering Hoaxes: Implementation of Smart Citizen and Good Citizen Concepts

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the implementation of smart citizen and good citizen concepts in enhancing critical thinking and information literacy to counter hoaxes. The research problem focuses on the low ability of society in identifying hoax information circulating on digital media. Through a qualitative approach using literature study method, this research analyzes scientific literature, official institutional reports, and credible media articles to identify characteristics of smart citizen and good citizen, information literacy enhancement strategies, and their implementation models in digital education. The results show that the integration of smart citizen and good citizen concepts through digital literacy education and information verification training has the potential to improve society's ability to identify hoaxes. Analysis of hoax cases in Indonesia shows the complexity of dissemination, ranging from public figure deepfakes, policy hoaxes, to health hoaxes. This research recommends the importance of integrating information literacy education in formal and informal education curricula as an effort to form a critical and intelligent society in the digital information era.