This week we are going to discuss online rumor and also gonna bring some cases to help you get closer to this issue. So before our presentation in class, we really want you to think about the following questions:
- Have you ever get in touch with any kinds of online rumor?
- How did you distinguish online rumor and what did you do then?
- From your own perspectives, what motivates netizens to spread online rumor?
Best,
Angelene, April, Mazel, Manuel
1. Yes, some of the news I saw on social media are rumors.
ReplyDelete2. Some rumors are so fake that you know it's not true as soon as you see them, for those that hard to distinguish, I would browse more information to identify the reliability of the news.
3. The internet allows users to publish comments and spread rumors anonymously. With disguised identities, people feel more freely to spread irresponsible information. Some netizens spread online rumor only because they want to gain attention and become famous.
1.Yes, there are many online rumors spread through social media.
ReplyDelete2. I care less about them especially for gossip about stars, so I always wait for some verification and mostly distinguish them by checking their resource.
1.I always hear some misleading news online ,especially at the entertainment news, for example the death reason of singer Kimmy.
ReplyDelete2.Sometimes,it is really hard to distinguish, but what I have to do is to find information from official websites.
3.Anonymity, they do not need to be responsible for their words to some extent.
1.Yes, I am surrounded by rumors on Wechat everyday, some of our parents are just keen on spreading rumors in different fields like healthy diet and current affairs.
ReplyDelete2.Mostly by common sense, sometimes by some other information which can clear the air. Then I may leave my comments and stop them in my hands.
3.Some of them may just believe these rumors they spread out are facts, but there are also some of them are making rumors on purpose, for their individual benefits.
1.Yes, a lot of news I saw on WeChat proved to be rumors.
ReplyDelete2.I would verify news I thought could be rumors by checkinng it on big news websites.
3.Maybe they spread rumors to draw others'attention, so that they can gain more traffic for their sites or WeChat offical accounts.
1.Yes, a lot of news I saw on WeChat proved to be rumors.
ReplyDelete2.I would verify news I thought could be rumors by checkinng it on big news websites.
3.Maybe they spread rumors to draw others'attention, so that they can gain more traffic for their sites or WeChat offical accounts.
1.Yes,some media use rumors to catch the eyes of users.
ReplyDelete2.I will check how other media I trust report the news and what pictures they use to distinguish the online rumor.
3.some are just for fun,some are on purpose,for example,some media have a standpoint so they have to somewhat wrap the truth and spread online rumer.also some individuals are fear for some curse so they spread the content.
1. Yes, actually there are a great amount of rumors online, for example, Mr. Jin Yong have been dead for many times... and some other information about maintaining health spreading in our parent's WeChat moment.
ReplyDelete2. For me, i often try to identify the source of the information. If the source is reliable enough, i'm more likely to trust it.
3.Perhaps they would like to attract more public attention to make some profits. Or perhaps they just regard it as a random thing not very serious. Thus, in my opinion, it is very important to make it clear to all netizens in what condition the wrongly spreading behaviors of them would be punished.
1. Yes, there are many unverified information online.
ReplyDelete2. I think it is really hard to identify whether the news is a rumor or not unless it is a really exaggerated one. So what I usually do is to not trust online news completely.
3. Some rumors are really entertaining and surprising, people just can not help disseminating those rumors.
1.yes,I think nowadays rumors are everywhere.
ReplyDelete2.I would find if there are any related information on official website,which is more reliable to believe.
3.I think some netizens just are not able to distinguish the rumor and the truth.Some just want to attract other's attention,having some special purpose.
1、 Yes. Especially in the last few years, and I think the act of irresponsible reporting of some news agencies actually hurt journalism’s reputation a lot. News reporters don’t check the story before they report, and that is nor right.
ReplyDelete2、 If the online rumour is about news event that is distant from my life. I may not retweet it on my social media first. And try to check the data resource to verify it.
3、 Out of fear、interesting. I think. some of them are not well educated.Lacking of critical thinking ability, they may trust whatever other people say.
1.Yes, of course. Especially in Weibo and Wechat.
ReplyDelete2.By common sense. I did not repost or resend them to others but just neglect them.
3.Maybe some of them care about their family member's and friend's health so that they spread the rumor about food. However, some people may be just for fun or want to catch others' eyes.