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False Information on the Internet
FALSE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

BCA NOVEMBER 2011
Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College

Date: 17/02/2012

FALSE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
BY

NAME: ANNASYA BINTI ABBAS
STUDENT ID: 111007406

TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE
CHAPTER 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………..3

CHAPTER 2
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW………………………………………………………………..10

CHAPTER 3
3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY………………………………………………………..15

4.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………………17

5.0 APPENDIX……………………………………………………………………………...18 (Any related articles/journals/newspaper cutting)

TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study…………………………………………………………………..…4
1.2 Problem Statements……………………………………………………………………....5
1.3 Research Objectives………………………………………………………………….…..7
1.4 Research Questions……………………………………………………………………....7
1.5 Significance of the Study………………………………………………………………...8
1.6 Scope of Study…………………………………………………………………………...9
1.7 Definition of Terms……………………………………………………………………...9

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study
Throughout the human history, events have shown that false information on the internet both within the citizenry and in government. Whether it is on health information, world disaster, political issues or entertainment news. This problem can also be found among the social networkers. Most of the countries around the world have faced and will continue to face this matter. Malaysia is not excluded. Nowadays, there is a lot of information that are provided on the internet that is not accurate and some find it as a false statement.
This trend has created various kind of impact especially on the researchers who relies much on the internet and tends to believe everything that has been published on the screen as they make the internet as their first



Bibliography: 1. Huber, H. D. (1995). Internet theory. Retrieved from http://www.hgb-leipzig.de/artnine/huber/writings/internete.html 2. Hitlin, P. (2003). False reporting on the internet and the spread of rumors: three case studies. Retrieved from http://gnovisjournal.org/files/Paul-Hitlin-False-Reporting-on-the-Internet.pdf 3. Spring 2001 theory workbook. (2000, March 21). Retrieved from http://www.uky.edu/~drlane/capstone/mass/dependency.htm

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