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there is no way to make the story certain without digging deeper, talking it out with the subject whom the rumor is about, or researching. But perhaps it's the innate characteristics of humans that makes us so lazy not wanting to do those certain things. So what do people do? They converse it to other people without any verification or automatically believe it to be true. While there's always the chance that the rumor could be true, other times it's the mix of the truth. However, it can also be a good thing that the rumor was spread because it would build someone's reputation up or help an event out in desperate need. In any cases, rumors can be proven to be a good or bad thing.

Different types of rumors exist. There are positive, neutral and negative rumors, though negative ones are disseminated by people the most, through different medium. Not much has changed in the nature of rumors, and it seems like the trend will continue.

celebrity from a different country and can spread to other countries through internet and social network.

One thing to question is- what is a rumor? According to the Oxford Dictionary, a rumor is "a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth". The doubtful truth. It never says a fake, intentional lie, but the doubtful truth. Many might believe that rumors are spread intentionally but on other cases, it's due to the fact that there