The correct answer is A) by drawing attention to an issue that people might not know about otherwise.
A hoax helps to create social change by drawing attention to an issue that people might not know about otherwise.
A hoax is something false that people fabricated to deceive the truth behind the hoax. It is said that one lie told more than a hundred times becomes the truth. So there are people that like to manipulate the reality. And the average citizen does not like to be informed so they believe what the hear. That is when people start to pay attention to issues never before heard,
The other options of the question were B) by giving people necessary information about what they can do to help, C) by making people upset about being fooled, and D) by directly changing laws the hoaxer feels are unfair and illegal.
A hoax can be intended with multiple purposes. Although many times a hoax can be a joke, or for personal entertainment... At times, it can also be with the intention to send out a message, which can be considered a "social change".
For example, let's say hackers hack into international banking systems. Although it may be a hoax, and without the intention to actually steal/for personal entertainment. It could be with the intention to prove that international banking systems need to improve their security.
That creates a social change. It starts making society realizes their strengths as well as their weaknesses. It makes them value what they have, and also make them think about what they can improve on.
Technology helps with growth of the world helping us connect and Grow to the world. Helping by giving new things to learn and new ways to communicate meeting new people.
