Concerns over fake news have been raised in Indonesia since there has been a significant increase in the spreading of fake news via social media. University students, as the most active social media users, are susceptible to consume and distribute fake news. This study is motivated by the assumption that media literacy interventions help users resist fake news. However, limited studies have specifically addressed their level of media literacy in identifying fake news. Using the new media literacy framework, this study analysed the level of media literacy to process fake news on social media among university students in Aceh. A total of 500 undergraduate students from Syiah Kuala University and Ar-Raniry State Islamic University participated in the survey. Following the survey, 28 students were selected to take part in four focus group discussions. The findings showed that students' degree of media literacy concerning fake news is relatively low. Although almost all students demonstrated a good skill in using multiple social media platforms and understanding information they received, they were not confident in their abilities to distinguish between fake and real news. Surprisingly, some students deliberately share controversial posts on social media for no reason or to please themselves. The study suggests that program of media literacy should emphasise the identification of fake news and the consequences of its distribution.

Para pendakwah saat ini banyak memanfaatkan media sosial untuk berdakwah. Akun Instagram Pemuda Hijrah merupakan salah satu akun dakwah di Instagram yang memuat video dakwah, menayangkan kajian keislaman dengan tema perbaikan diri dan mengajak anak muda untuk hijrah. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori pembelajaran sosial untuk mengetahui bagaimana efektivitas akun Instagram Pemuda Hijrah sebagai media dakwah. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif eksplanatif melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi nonpartisipan terhadap tujuh follower pada akun Pemuda Hijrah, serta dengan menonton video akun Instagram Pemuda Hijrah minimal tiga kali dalam satu minggu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa strategi dakwah menggunakan video yang disebarkan melalui akun Pemuda Hijrah tergolong efektif untuk meningkatkan pemahaman agama, memberi motivasi, dan mendorong perubahan perilaku informan menjadi lebih religius.Kata kunci: Dakwah, Instagram, Pemuda Hijrah, video ABSTRACTNowadays, Islamic clerks make use of social media to propagate Islamic teachings. The Instagram account of Pemuda Hijrah is one of the Instagram accounts that contain videos promoting Islamic teachings on self- improvement and inviting young people to convert to Islamic practices. Using social learning theory, this study aims to learn the effectiveness of the Instagram account of Pemuda Hijrah as a preaching channel. This study employed an explanatory qualitative method using in-depth interviews and nonparticipant observations. The informants were seven followers of the Instagram account and regularly watched videos on the account at least three times a week. The results show that spreading Islamic teaching through videos on the Instagram account have been effective increase comprehension, stimulate motivation and encourage informant to be more religious.  Keywords: Islamic preaching, Instagram, Pemuda Hijrah, video

The rise of hoaxes circulating on social media makes students as active social media users vulnerable to distribute hoaxes. The study used the model of information behavior by Wilson (1996) to examine information behaviors of university students in combating hoaxes on social media. Using a qualitative method, data collection was conducted through focus groups discussions with 14 students of Syiah Kuala University. The results showed that the information behaviors performed by the university students were not adequate to combat hoaxes. The critical attitude by not easily trusting information on social media was not accompanied by sufficient will and abilities to verify information they received from social media. Information dissemination behavior without verification was also found in this study. The results of this study also indicated that passive attention and search were the most dominant information behaviors among students. The results also showed that low self-efficacy encourage students to be reluctant and difficult to conduct information searches for verification. This study suggested that the model of information behaviour by Wilson (1996) was relevant to discuss students’ information behavior to combat hoaxes on social media. These findings are important to develop a social media literacy model for university students to fight against hoaxes on social media. Maraknya hoaks yang beredar di media sosial menjadikan mahasiswa sebagai pengguna media sosial aktif rentan menjadi penyebar hoaks. Penelitian menggunakan model perilaku informasi oleh Wilson (1996) untuk melihat perilaku informasi mahasiswa dalam menghadapi hoaks di media sosial. Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif, pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan focus groups discussion terhadap 14 orang mahasiswa Universitas Syiah Kuala. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perilaku informasi mahasiswa dalam menghadapi hoaks belum mumpuni. Sikap kritis dengan tidak mudah mempercayai informasi di media sosial, ternyata tidak disertai kemauan dan kemampuan verifikasi informasi yang memadai. Perilaku penyebaran informasi tanpa verifikasi juga masih ditemukan. Hasil studi ini juga mengindikasikan bahwa perilaku perhatian dan pencarian pasif adalah perilaku yang paling dominan di kalangan mahasiswa. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa self-efficacy yang rendah menyebabkan mahasiswa enggan dan sulit melakukan pencarian informasi untuk verifikasi. Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa model perilaku informasi oleh Wilson (1996) relevan untuk membahas perilaku informasi mahasiswa dalam menghadapi hoaks di media sosial. Hasil studi ini penting untuk mengembangkan model literasi media sosial di kalangan mahasiswa untuk menangkal hoaks.

Objective: The imposition of protective health protocols in public spaces to curb the spread of COVID-19 has confronted the ritual of congregational prayers in mosques for Muslims. This study examines the adoption of protective behaviours in the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak and the influence of religion on risk perception by comparing precautionary behaviours in public and in mosques. Methods: Data was collected through an online survey of 327 Muslim men across the Aceh province, Indonesia, from 21 April 2020 to 2 May 2020. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test and the paired t-test were employed to compare the uptake of protective behaviours in public and mosques. Results: The adoption of protective behaviours was higher in public rather than in mosques. It further revealed that the understanding of Islamic teachings during the pandemic has influenced perceived risk and the way Muslim men comply with the protective guidelines. Those who have complete, incomplete, or no compliance of precautionary behaviours have their own interpretation of Islamic teachings that inform their individual actions to manage the risk. Conclusion: This study suggests the significance of religious views for developing public health preparedness during the current and future pandemics in Aceh and other Muslim majority regions.

As among the ten most spoken languages, Acehnese inevitably has many varieties. Many previous studies on Acehnese have been heavily conducted on the northern varieties of Acehnese, leaving other Acehnese varieties unexplored. Pase dialect of Acehnese has been described to have oral and nasal monophthongs and diphthongs, but no studies on Aceh Barat dialect phonetic features of Acehnese have been made. Aceh Barat dialect has also been stigmatized as being rough and vulgar in the previous study. Thus, the current study aims to explore the instrumental analysis of Acehnese oral monophthongs by Aceh Barat speakers. Three male speakers (aged 35-50 years old) speaking only Acehnese as the local language participated in the current study. The ten Acehnese words used to target the ten phonemes were adapted from study. A total of 90 tokens of Acehnese oral vowels production were analyzed using PRAAT version 6.1.29. The oral monophthongs of the Aceh Barat dialect are generally similar to the previous study on the Pase dialect. Exception emerges for the vowel /?/ and /?/, which seems to be produced differently across the speakers. Both vowels appear to stretch further down the vowel space closer to the back vowels /u/ and / ?/, respectively.