HOAX BEHIND STATEMENTS SPOKEN BY THE INDONESIA’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES OF 2019 ON THE SECOND DEBATE USING THE PROPOSITIONAL MEANING

Abstract

This study aims to describe the hoax statements from 2019 Indonesia‟s presidential
candidate in debate using propositional meaning. The purpose of this study were : 1) To
investigate the statements which have indication of hoax. 2) To describe propositional
meaning behind the statements by presidential candidate in debate. 3) To find out the
influential factors that make hoax spread. The data were collected through the conversation
from the 2019 Indonesia‟s presidential candidate debate and analyzed using domain and
taxonomy analysis. The researcher findings showed that 1) There are seven indicated hoax
statements (9,8%) 2) There are 97,26% statements which have propositional meaning. 3) The
most frequently factor that make hoax spread is factor A (social identity).
Keywords: Propositional Meaning, Statements, Presidential Candidates