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Also known as rumour, rumors, rumours, hearsay
200px|thumb|right|A 1930s Works Progress Administration poster depicts a man with WPA shovel attacking a [[wolf labeled 'rumor.]] A rumor (American English), or rumour' (British English; see spelling differences; derived from Latin 'noise'), is an unverified piece of information circulating among people, especially without solid evidence.
A rumor is an unverified piece of information that spreads among people without solid evidence behind it. Rumors matter because they circulate widely and can influence what people believe and how they behave, even when they lack factual basis.
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- belief
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- different from
- fiction
- does not have characteristic
- verification
- has characteristic
- uncertainty
- Commons category
- Rumors
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Article · 日本語
噂（うわさ）は、その内容が事実であるかどうかを問わず、世間で言い交わされている話のこと。類義語として、（蜚語）、風説、、などがある。語源は「浮沙汰（うわさた）」である。デマの流布行為は名誉毀損・信用毀損罪や偽計業務妨害罪に問われる。 噂は口コミ、また歴史的には落書（落し文）、現代ではインターネットなどの媒体を通じて流布される。
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