DEFAMATION AGAINST AZIZAH SALSHA BY RESBOB AND BIGMO: A FORENSIC LINGUISTICS ANALYSIS

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This study analyzes alleged defamation against Azizah Salsha by two content creators, Adimas Firdaus (Resbob) and Muhammad Jannah (Bigmo), through the lens of forensic linguistics. The case began when digital content accused Azizah Salsha of engaging in an affair, which later led to legal action and the designation of the content creators as suspects by the Indonesian National Police (Bareskrim Polri). This research aims to examine how language in the content may construct and spread defamatory meaning. The identification of these elements requires a forensic linguistics analysis, which utilizes linguistic evidence to support legal decision-making in the context of law
enforcement. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method. The data are taken from selected statements in the YouTube and TikTok content associated with Resbob and Bigmo. In this study, the data are analyzed using a forensic linguistics framework. The analysis of data containing defamatory elements is conducted by applying Adji’s (1990) theory on types of defamation, Pateda’s (2010) theories of lexical and grammatical semantics, and Leech’s (1993) theory of pragmatics. The results of this study demonstrate that defamatory elements are present in Resbob and Bigmo statements directed at Azizah Salsha. The defamation is categorized as material defamation. The lexical and grammatical semantic analysis reveals the presence of negative meanings at the lexical level. Furthermore, the grammatical meanings of the posts differ from their lexical meanings due to social factors. Based on pragmatic analysis, the findings indicate the presence of directive illocutionary acts in the form of suggestions, which also trigger three types of perlocutionary effects.