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There are two approaches to investigating the rumor spreading process: microscopic models and the macroscopic models. The macroscopic models propose a macro view about this process and are mainly based on the widely-used Daley-Kendall and Maki-Thompson models. Particularly, rumor spread can be viewed as a stochastic process in social networks ...
Unsubstantiated rumors surfaced in Prince Edward Island in October 2021, possibly as a joke. After the rumors spread widely in schools and on social media, the Public Schools Branch denied claims of litter boxes, with the director of the school district saying "It seemed to me like it was a backlash against some of the progressive things that our schools are doing, and we would have many that ...
In response to rumors spread on social media, Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck, through his office, released a statement Monday saying there’s no evidence of any cats or other pets being ...
Gomaneh: online Persian magazine devoted to the investigation of rumors and hearsay. [198] Factnameh: online Persian magazine launched in 2017 by the ASL19 organization. It mostly focuses on fact-checking quotes from Iranian governmental figures or rumours spread on social media. [199] [200]
The Springfield, Ohio woman whose social media post was among the first to spread a baseless claim of Haitian immigrants stealing and eating locals’ pets says she’s deeply regretful and never ...
President-elect Trump on Friday said talk that he would sell his shares in Truth Social was “untrue” and called for anyone who spread such rumors to be “immediately investigated.” “There ...
As wildfires spread across large parts of the Western U.S. in September 2020, false rumors spread on social media that antifa activists were setting fires and preparing to loot property that was being evacuated. Some residents refused to evacuate based on the rumors, choosing to defend their homes from the supposed invasion.
The European Union challenged X for allegedly allowing fake posts about the war to circulate in recent days.