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PAPUA - The Papua Province Information Commission (KI) reminded public agencies to provide information about extreme weather warnings accurately to prevent the circulation of hoaxes on the land of Cenderawasih. Papua Province KI chairman Wilhelmus Pigai said, both information regarding extreme weather warnings, high wave increases, tidal threats, and earthquake vulnerability, must be delivered accurately to the public in the local area. "According to Law Number 14 of 2008 concerning Openness of Public Information in Article 10, it is regulated about information that must be announced as well as by public bodies," he said in Jayapura, quoted from Antara, Monday, January 2. Information that can threaten the lives of many people and public order must be conveyed in a way that is easily accessible to the public and uses language that is easily understood by them. "Then it is also regulated in Commission Regulation (PERKI) No. 1 of 2021 in Article 19 explains that information that threatens the lives of many people and public order includes information on natural disasters, non-natural disasters, and others," he said. He also invited the public to be more thorough in responding to information circulating on social media or other media related to the sources of information obtained. "The public must be able to ensure that the information obtained is correct and sourced from public agencies or agencies has been given the authority by the government to convey information," he said. He hopes that the public will also be smart in choosing and sorting out news so that it is not influenced by fake news. "The distribution of accurate and correct information needs to be done so that there are no differences in perceptions in society," he said.

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