PENEGAKAN HUKUM TERHADAP PELAKU PENYEBARAN BERITA BOHONG (HOAX) (STUDI KASUS DI KEPOLISIAN DAERAH SUMATERA BARAT)

Abstract

The crime of spreading false news (hoax) in Indonesia is regulated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions. The hoax case that occurred in West Sumatra was a hoax with a fraud mode using Mahyeldi's name and profile picture.(1) How is law enforcement against perpetrators of criminal acts of spreading false news (hoaxes) in the West Sumatra Regional Police? (2) How are the obstacles found in law enforcement against perpetrators of criminal acts of spreading false news (hoaxes) in the West Sumatra Regional Police?. This research uses a type of sociological juridical research. Data sources consisting of primary data and secondary data, interview and document study data collection techniques. Data was analyzed qualitatively. The results of this study, (1) Law Enforcement against hoax spreaders by means of complaints to the police, investigations, investigations, SPDP, case titles, submission of files to the prosecutor's of ice, transfer of evidence and suspects to the prosecutor's of ice. (2) The constraints of internal factors are that the police often find fake accounts, accounts without real names, limited knowledge of law enforcement of icials related to technology, inadequate technology facilities. External factors are people who believe hoaxes too easily and the lack of digital literacy of the public about legal regulations on hoaxes.