The development of increasingly advanced technology has both positive and negative impacts. As the next generation of the nation, awareness is needed in increasing civic literacy in the digital era. This is in line with the purpose of this study, which is to foster the character of elementary school children through civic literacy learning with its approaches to learning. By strengthening the spirit of citizenship, we want to produce a generation of qualified and qualified young people and able to actively contribute to the development of the nation and state in this digital era. Therefore, in civic literacy, it is very important to comprehensively prepare citizens to face these challenges with a firm and deep understanding. Through comprehensive civic literacy learning helps improve citizenship in society. This is an important key in building a harmonious and good society.

This research aims to provide a solution to the importance of literacy in the digital era, to explain the importance of literacy in the digital era in dealing with hoaxes or false information on social media as well as strategies for increasing literacy in the digital era. Hoaxes can have a very detrimental impact, both on individuals and society as a whole. Therefore, it is important for people to always check the veracity of information before sharing it or taking action based on that information. With digital literacy, people can understand and manage information spread on social media. The research method used is a qualitative method with a library research approach. The literature study method involves collecting data by understanding and studying theories from various literature that are relevant to the research subject. Literacy in this digital era is the key to overcoming various challenges. Digital literacy is important in dealing with hoaxes, including the ability to identify hoaxes, evaluate the authenticity of information sources, understand the context of information, use tools, question information, and maintain online privacy and security. Digital literacy helps individuals become more intelligent, critical and responsible in consuming and disseminating information in the digital world.