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Abstract

The hoax phenomenon can easily be seen on a number of social media. Hoax spreading is also often found in a number of WhatsApp Group, including WhatsApp Group, which is followed by people with visual impairments. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the phenomenon of the spread of hoax among people with visually impaired conditions, and the stages of the steps taken by WhatsApp Group administrators among people with visually impaired information are to check hoax information, this is done through a hoax information checking program, this checking program is available in the form of websites and applications. This research uses the descriptive research method. The data obtained were generated by means of questionnaire collection to detect symptoms of hoax spreading among adolescents with visual impairment. The respondents collected were 60 respondents. Furthermore, research data were obtained by testing hoax information checking through a number of hoax information checking programs. The results showed there were symptoms of hoax spreading among visually impaired people caused by ignorance of the way to check the truth of the information. At this stage of checking the accuracy of this information, there are some difficulties experienced by WhatsApp Group administrators with the visually impaired in using the information checking program which is based on the website or application.