CASE ANALYSIS OF RATNA SARUMPAET IN SPREADING FAKE NEWS FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Ratna Sarumpaet lied to the public and to herself as if she was being mistreated by
someone else which caused her face to become bruised. It was later discovered that it
was the effect of plastic surgery. There are 2 formulations of the problems discussed
including: 1) What is the criminal responsibility for the perpetrators of the crime of
spreading false news? and 2) What is the responsibility for the fake news that Ratna
Sarumpaet has committed? The research method used by the author is a normative
juridical method, literature review which collects primary secondary and tertiary legal
materials to be analyzed in perspective. There are two laws regulated in the Criminal
Code in general and the ITE Law in particular in ensnaring Ratna Sarumpaet