inconsistency of information of indonesian government officials through the media on public concern in preventing the spread of covid-19

the aim of the research is to reveal the influence of official disinformation through the media on public concern in preventing the spread of covid-19. the theory used in this research is carl i. hovland s credibility source theory. a sample of 100 people from various walks of life in jakarta. the results showed that the inconsistency of information from government officials had a positive and significant effect on community concern in preventing covid-19. the positive influence shows that the inconsistency of information from indonesian government officials is responded positively by the concern of the public in preventing covid-19. the level of public awareness of disinformation, providing official information through the media. the ability to overcome turbulence situations is to display consistency, defined as a unity of motion, between thoughts, speech and actions, in order to arrive at a common goal.