Group 5 Discussion Leading PPT

Group Discussion Angelene / April / Manuel / Mazel

Online Rumor

Truth & Rumor ?

Bob Dylan refused to accept Nobel prize for literature.

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Truth & Rumor ?

Park Geun-‐hye was controlled by the cult.

Truth & Rumor ?

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Truth & Rumor ?

The inferBle will be classed as disability by the WHO.

Truth & Rumor ?

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Truth & Rumor ?

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Definition

Causes

Features

Diffusion

Spread

Response

Definition

Rumer is commonly defined as unverified informaBon that contains instrumentally valuable statements or public concerns for a certain group (DiFonzo and Bordia, 2007). They circulate “through the grapevine” via unofficial communicaBon channels, as they are not publicly confirmed by an official source (Allport and Postman, 1945, 1947).

Online Rumer


Definition

Causes

Features

Diffusion

Spread

Response

Causes

Technical Openness

Instantaneity Anonymity Simplicity

Social Weak awareness of prevenBon

UnBmely authoritaBve informaBon Bad early warning ability Hype and markeBng


Definition

Causes

Features

Diffusion

Spread

Response

A=ach the heated topics

Mix the truth with common sense

Diversity of Content

Uncertain informaBon resources

Features


Definition

Causes

Features

Diffusion

Spread

Response

Diffusion

User Psychology

Conformity

Compassion

Fear Curiosity

Cogni;ve Bias

Hatred

Conformity

If most of the acquaintances believed in that rumor, we would easily think it is true.

Diffusion Compassion

Make use of people’s sympathy and emoBon with the words: “Please forward to people you care about.” “Chinese must share it!”

Diffusion

Conformity

If most of the acquaintances believed in that rumor, we would easily think it is true.

Compassion

Make use of people’s sympathy and emoBon with the words: “Please forward to people you care about.” “Chinese must share it!”

Diffusion

Diffusion

Diffusion

Fear

Too frightened to think rationally

Curiosity

Seek novelty without authorization

Diffusion

Fear

Too frightened to think rationally

Curiosity

Seek novelty without authorization

Diffusion

Diffusion

Cogni;ve Bias

“People always believe what they want to believe”

Hatred

Marginal PopulaBon / Disadvantaged Group Way to express anger towards social injusBce

Diffusion

Cogni;ve Bias

“People always believe what they want to believe”

Hatred

Marginal PopulaBon / Disadvantaged Group Way to express anger towards social injusBce

Diffusion

Hypothesis of Ties Strength

Forward/Retweet MenBon

Diffusion

Hashtag


Definition

Causes

Features

Diffusion

Spread

Response

Spread

Biased AssimilaBon

InformaBon Cascade

Group PolarizaBon

——Cass R. Sunstein and On Rumors

Spread

Biased AssimilaBon

InformaBon Cascade

Group PolarizaBon

Public prefer to follow the majority rather to make their own decision, thus emerge the “cascade effect”.

Informa;on Cascade

Eg. Lysenko and the “Long John Pants conspiracy”

Spread

Biased AssimilaBon

InformaBon Cascade

Group PolarizaBon

A group of people with similar ideology tend to make decisions more extreme than the iniBal form.

Group Polariza;on

Eg. Sarah Palin and Barack Obama Crisis

Spread

Biased AssimilaBon

InformaBon Cascade

Group PolarizaBon

A tendency lack of neutrality and objecBveness, people would like to accept informaBon based on their own bias, and refuse to abandon even ignore the truth.

Biased Assimila;on

Eg. Nuclear RadiaBon and Salt


Definition

Causes

Features

Diffusion

Spread

Response

Response

1 LegislaBon Define the existence of Rumor especially the so called online rumors and confirm the punishment.

2 Sense of disBnguishing Enhancement of the common sense of the public to disBnguish the rumor.

3 Social Groups The denials in Bme for those grand social groups, like government, mass enterprises, NGO groups.

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