Study of Fake News Dissemination Articles on Criminal Code Regulations, Law of Information and Electronic Technology, and also Law of Terrorism Criminal Act Eradication

Abstract

There is an interesting discussion, about the limits of criminalizing fake news dissemination.

Fake news can fall under the jurisdiction of Law of Terrorism Criminal Act Eradication.

Meanwhile, the law of anti-terrorism does not mention explicitly the precise meaning of fake

news. Yet, fake news dissemination has already been regulated by Criminal Code

Regulations and Law of Information and Electronic Transaction. This research finds that the

Law of Anti Terrorism has not given adequately specified fake news, and thus those guilty of

fake news dissemination cannot be sanctioned by terrorism criminal act. However the law

many include fake news that has mens rea or malicious intention, to spread real threat by

doing fake narrative dissemination. There is also preventive action in tackling the fake news

dissemination especially about terrorism.