This paper aims to contribute and provide insight to the community related to the hoax phenomenon in the midst of a pandemic. Hoax needs to be prevented so that people get the right information and perform appropriate behavior amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This article employs a qualitative analytic approach by taking examples of the hoax on social media. The results of this study indicate that social media is a means of spreading hoax therefore being wise in utilizing media is required. Wise, ethical, critical reasoning and tabayun (clarifying) are the main attitudes to free from hoax problems. Preventing the growing hoax in the middle of a pandemic is required to save humanity.

The existence of new media with the rapid development of information and communication technology makes a massive change in various aspects of life. Information and communication technology makes the world borderless so that education and literation toward society possible to do anytime and anywhere. Virtual literacy by using social media Youtube is a solution during the COVID-19 pandemic. The concept of virtual literacy is used by the Ministry of Agriculture's Library in educating society, especially farmers. A qualitative descriptive approach is employed in this study especially observation. This study used media theory to observe the use of YouTube social media as a communication medium in conducting virtual literacy in society. The results showed that virtual literacy conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture's Library was not optimal yet, because there are still many internet users not accessing the YouTube channels, seen from the lack number of subscribers. Internet networks that are not spread evenly in Indonesia become one of the factors the low access of the public to the Youtube channel of the Ministry of Agriculture's Library.