ABSTRACT

This research entitled "DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF HOAX NEWS IN

SOCIAL MEDIA: Study of Discourse Analysis of Mass Action Americans Demand
Dissolution of FPI on Facebook". The purpose of this study is to determine the
use of vocabulary and grammar, as well as the meaning of news hoax that is often
disseminated to the audience through social media, especially Facebook.
This research method is using qualitative research method with discourse
analysis technique by Roger Fowler, et al., Which put forward two aspects.
Namely vocabulary, used to describe events. And grammar or phrase, that is how
an event is represented through a stiries by a words.
Based on the results of the study, it was found that the goal of making a
hoax news about American Mass Action Demanding FPI Dissolution through
Facebook is to change the image of a group in the eyes of the public. Newsmakers
deliberately construct the existing reality by making hoax news to influence the
ideology and public perception of FPI mass organizations.
Vocabulary and grammar used contain elements of propaganda and
persuasive, which can affect the audience of readers in social media, especially
Facebook. Sentences used tend to be active, allowing readers to understand the
meaning to be conveyed through the hoax news.
Suggestions that researchers can convey is that the public is expected to be
more critical of the information that received, especially through on social media.
Always re-checking through mainstream media such as television or newspapers
that can be justified the truth.