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The purpose of this study was to find out the education carried out by Kominfo of Luwu and the obstacles encountered in preventing the spread of hoax information among the people of Luwu Regency. The study used descriptive qualitative research with in-depth interviews with informants and secondary data as data sources. The analysis or data collection consists of the reduction stage, the presentation stage, the conclusion drawing stage, and the data verification stage. The study results showed that Kominfo of Luwu has a pattern in educating the public about the role of the communicator, how the communicator is given understanding, and the medium used in conducting education. Still, in maximizing this pattern, Kominfo has an obstacle that results in the need for optimal education in society. The obstacles encountered are communication barriers, human resource barriers, and socialization budget constraints. The implications of this research are expected to strengthen previous studies. Besides that, the researcher also hopes that this research can become a source of new insights that can add to the list of references for related research. It is also expected to be able to contribute knowledge and input to other researchers regarding hoax information circulating in the community both in person and on social media.

Information; hoax; communication; journalistics