Claim: One thing we've noticed at FactCheck is that e-mail rumors tend to circulate, get debunked , go dormant for a while, and then flare up again. Think of it as a horde of zombies — they come at you, you kill them, you breathe a sigh of relief, and then there's an extreme closeup and a finger twitches and you realize they're not really dead. That's what it looks like from our end. Different stories have different life cycles —
Fact-check: Life Cycle of a Rumor - FactCheck.org
Verdict: one thing we've noticed at factcheck is that e-mail rumors tend to circulate, get debunked , go dormant for a while, and then flare up again. think of it as a horde of zombies — they come at you, you kill them, you breathe a sigh of relief, and then there's an extreme closeup and a finger twitches and you realize they're not really dead. that's what it looks like from our end. different stories have different life cycles —
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2008-10-22T19:06:59