How to Create a Powerful Hoax (and Why We Need to Know)

There is no one way solution to avoid fake news because the creators evolve and use many strategies to create a “better” fake news. Therefore, to avoid them can be quite a challenge. However, we are able to learn the way they manufacture fake news and learn their tactics, making us immune and unaffected. Eventually, we can be wiser in reading information on social media and, in the end, keep our sane minds.

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The Wither of Social Sciences (?): A Problem of Relevancy in Contemporary Times

The announcement from the Indonesian Government a few months ago regarding the budget cut for LPDP scholarships in the social science field, although shocking to some, was not a surprise. The budget cut shows an inherent problem that has plagued social science since quite some time, mainly regarding the role of social sciences in the “real world”, or in other words, its relevancy. Throughout this article, I intend to show contributing factors to the problem of relevancy, and what could be done regarding it.     

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