ABSTRACT

As we make progress in technology, we also advance the possibilities of rumor. The Internet is a great source of information and news, but it is an even greater source of misinformation and rumor. Opinion, guesses, assumptions as well as rumor present tragic consequences to people who are victimized because Internet users often believe everything they read is true. This was not the case with print media and it is even further from the truth on the Internet. Internet data just looks like factual information.