Starts and refutations of the Covid-19 rumors: Evidence from the reaction of the stock market
China Journal of Accounting Research, 2022 By manually collecting data on Internet-based rumors concerning COVID-19, we investigate the market reactions to the spread of such rumors and the government’s refutation of them.
Zhe Li, Zixi Ling, Jian Sun, Congjie Yun
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China Journal of Accounting ResearchUsing rumor verification data from investor interactive platforms, we investigate the effect of stock market rumors on price efficiency. We find favorable rumors are positively correlated with stock price synchronicity, while unfavorable rumors are ...
Chenxi Wang
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Using ERPs to unveil the authenticity evaluation and neural response to online rumors [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe rapid propagation of information in the digital epoch has brought a surge of rumors, creating a significant societal challenge. While prior research has primarily focused on the psychological aspects of rumors—such as the beliefs, behaviors, and ...
Yi Ding +4 more
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Systematic evaluation of COVID-19 related Internet health rumors during the breaking out period of COVID-19 in China [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2021 Background: To adapt the scientific evaluation tool for the confusion evaluation of health rumors and to test this tool to the confusion evaluation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related health rumors on Chinese online platforms during the ...
Ge Pu +9 more
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Dissemination and Refutation of Rumors During the COVID-19 Outbreak in China: Infodemiology Study
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021 BackgroundDuring the outbreak of COVID-19, numerous rumors emerged on the internet in China and caused confusion among the public. However, the characteristics of these rumors in different phases of the epidemic have not been studied in depth, and the ...
Chen, Bin +9 more
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Sharing or Not: Psychological Motivations of Brand Rumors Spread and the Stop Solutions
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Brand rumors can harm brands’ image and bring significant impacts on customers’ decision-making and sharing behavior. Finding practical strategies for preventing the spread of brand rumors continues to be a challenge.
Xu Zhang +3 more
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Rumors as a means of forming an information space in the occupied territory of Ukraine in 1941-1944
Київські історичні студії, 2022 The article examines the phenomenon of rumors, which played an important role in the formation of the information space in the territories occupied by the German army during the Second World War.
Oksana Salata, Tetyana Ginetova
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A Content Analysis of Internet Health Rumors [PDF]
Jiàoyù zīliào yǔ túshūguǎn xué, 2015 This study used content analysis method to investigate Internet health rumors on Rumor Breaker, specifically on the characteristics of content and format, the similarities and differences by themes, and the comparison of health information and health ...
Wen-Ling Lo, Ming-Hsin Phoebe Chiu
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Clarifying the impacts of organizational silence on organizational commitment with controlling the effects of organizational rumors [PDF]
Management Science Letters, 2018 Organizational commitment plays an essential role on the success of service businesses as well as municipalities. One of the primary challenges on such firms is to face with rumors and silence, properly. In fact, organizational rumors and silence are two
Mohammad Hozouri +2 more
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Public Emotions and Rumors Spread During the COVID-19 Epidemic in China: Web-Based Correlation Study
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020 BackgroundVarious online rumors have led to inappropriate behaviors among the public in response to the COVID-19 epidemic in China. These rumors adversely affect people’s physical and mental health.
Dong, Wei +6 more
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