What is online rumor? How to crack down on online rumors?
Internet rumors refer to the unfounded words spread through the network media, mainly involving emergencies, the public sphere, celebrities and dignitaries, subversion of tradition, heresy and other contents. Rumors are said to be sudden and spread very fast, so it is easy to cause adverse effects on the normal social order. Because of the privacy of the Internet, people can speak freely on the Internet without being constrained. In order to improve their online attention and popularity, individual netizens are willing to create rumors to achieve their goals.