Message content in the life of rumors: Comparing three rumor types

Alton Y.K. Chua; Rajiv Aricat; Dion Goh

doi:10.1109/ICDIM.2017.8244643

Message content in the life of rumors: Comparing three rumor types

Alton Y.K. Chua, Rajiv Aricat, Dion Goh

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

This study seeks to examine variations in message content in the life of rumors on Twitter. Three types of rumors were considered, namely, wish, dread and wedge-driving. Using content analysis, four broad categories of messages were identified, namely, information-related, emotion-related, deliberation, and call-to-action. The results showed the four message categories to differ in the life of rumors. The proportions of information-and emotion-related messages showed a decreasing trend with progress in the life of rumors. The proportion of deliberation messages showed an increasing trend with progress in the life of rumors. The proportion of call-to-action messages showed an increasing trend during the first half of the life of rumors, and a decreasing trend thereafter. According to the results, the four message categories were also found to differ across rumor types. Information-and emotion-related messages were most common for dread rumors. Deliberation and call for action messages are most common for wedge-driving rumors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	263-268
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538606643
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDIM.2017.8244643
Publication status	Published - Jun 28 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017 - Fukuoka, Japan Duration: Sept 12 2017 → Sept 14 2017

Publication series

Name	2017 12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017
Volume	2018-January

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Conference	12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Fukuoka
Period	9/12/17 → 9/14/17

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© 2017 IEEE.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Information Systems
Information Systems and Management

Keywords

dread rumor
rumor life span
rumor types formatting
Twitter
wedge-driving rumor
wish rumor

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Chua, A. Y. K., Aricat, R., & Goh, D. (2017). Message content in the life of rumors: Comparing three rumor types. In 2017 12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017 (pp. 263-268). (2017 12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017; Vol. 2018-January). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDIM.2017.8244643

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Chua, AYK, Aricat, R & Goh, D 2017, Message content in the life of rumors: Comparing three rumor types. in 2017 12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017. 2017 12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017, vol. 2018-January, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 263-268, 12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017, Fukuoka, Japan, 9/12/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDIM.2017.8244643

Message content in the life of rumors: Comparing three rumor types. / Chua, Alton Y.K.; Aricat, Rajiv; Goh, Dion.
2017 12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 263-268 (2017 12th International Conference on Digital Information Management, ICDIM 2017; Vol. 2018-January).

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