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Idea Lab: Rumor’s Reasons

Date: March 14, 2008

Author: FARHAD MANJOO

QUOTE: Journalists typically presume that facts matter: show the public what is true, and they will make decisions correctly. Psychologists who study how we separate truth from fiction, however, have demonstrated that the process is not so simple. And because digital technology fosters social networks that are both closely knit and far-flung, rumors are now free to travel widely within certain groups before they meet any opposition from the truth.

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Key People:

• Pres. Barack Hussein Obama Esq.

Key Organizations:

• New York Times Company

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Family & Friends & Interpersonal
• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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