Rumor song A rumor ( American English ), or rumour ( British English ; see spelling differences ; derived from Latin: ' rumorem ' - noise), is "a tall tale of explanations of events circulating from person to person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern." [1] In the social sciences , a rumor involves a form of a statement whose veracity is not quickly or ever confirmed. In addition, some scholars have identified rumor as a subset of propaganda . Sociology , psychology , and communication studies have widely varying definitions of rumor. [2] Rumors are also often discussed with regard to "misinformation" and "disinformation" (the former often seen as simply false and the latter seen as deliberately false, though usually from a government source given to the media or a foreign government). [3] Rumors thus have often been viewed as particular forms of other communication concepts. How to deal with rumors...