Rumor can be heard every day, everywhere, especially through
internets. All the news and information that are in the internets can’t be
trusted and can’t be stopped from spreading. Emergent.info is a website where
they help detect whether the information is true or false; and if it is false,
from where it came from. This site was made to gather data and information to
track down where the rumor started and stop from arising new rumors. Usually, rumors
starts with social media, and eventually it grow to news, Google search and
much more. They also add headlines such as “Rumors” or “Sources” to show that
the information is uncertain but also to call attention of the readers. Even though
this site is trying to help to solve these rumors from spreading or even
starting, when people discover that it was a rumor, thy ignore this fact. The writers
will never clarify a rumor just to keep the readers more curious about their
next stories. Rumors in internets will never stop from spreading, because once
it starts, it never ends.
Megan Garber, the author of this article, uses specific
examples and sources to explain her article. She uses more of an informal
language in order to engage with the readers but also uses formal language to
show her explanations and evidences. While using specific examples of rumors in
the beginning of the story, she attracts the readers. Also ironically, she
starts her article with rumors, then throughout the article she explains how
those are rumors and how people never accept the truth. She tried to persuade
the readers to not believe on every story in the internet, but she also tells
the side that it is extremely hard to not read them and not believe them.
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