Journal: Folklore Electronic Journal of Folklore
Year: 2017

Journal of Folklore focuses on the research of conspiracy theories, contemporary legends, and rumourssets of ideas and practices, their spread, consistence, and models, spreading as newslore, fake news, and communication styles -which strongly influence today's society and often create insecurity. The potential of this material as an influencer of human thinking and history, of political and cultural values and illusions, is big. Rumours and their related genre, legends, have a significant role