<i>Rumour</i>: A Lexicographical Description of the Word Meaning From Evidentiality Perspective by S. V. Ivanova, G. Sh. Khakimova

“…The proposed research perspective is preconditioned by the interest in uncertain knowledge and informal communication practices including such phenomena as rumors, gossip, etc., inherent in professional communication, as well as in the category of evidentiality. …”
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Vaccine Hesitancy and Factors Related to Vaccine Hesitancy in COVID-19 Vaccination among a Tribal Community of Meghalaya: A Mixed Methods Study by Shanthosh P Sundaram MD, Ningombam J Devi MD, Markordor Lyngdoh MD, Gajendra K Medhi MD, Wallambok Lynrah BSc

“…The main barriers for the likelihood of action were perceived susceptibility and perceived severity under the individual perception along with ambiguity aversion, scepticism about the efficacy, mistrust, concerns on side effects, rumors, and socio-cultural and religious misbeliefs. …”
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An Efficient Partition-Based Approach to Identify and Scatter Multiple Relevant Spreaders in Complex Networks by Jedidiah Yanez-Sierra, Arturo Diaz-Perez, Victor Sosa-Sosa

“…Spreaders are crucial for accelerating/hindering information diffusion, increasing product exposure, controlling diseases, rumors, and more. Correct identification of spreaders in graph analysis is a relevant task to optimally use the network structure and ensure a more efficient flow of information. …”
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Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance and Community Engagement in Guinea by Alpha Amadou Diallo, F. Biro Diallo, Mahi Barry, Fanta Kaba

“…The Ebola outbreak (2013–2016) reveals that in a context of vulnerability, mistrust and rumors, the management deserves a preparation. Thus, the incentive mechanisms at the community commitment of the response including surveillance have enabled side. …”
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Informed consent, community engagement, and study participation at a research site in Kigali, Rwanda by van Nuil, J, Kestelyn, E, Umutoni, G, Mwambarangwe, L, Umulisa, M, van de Wijgert, J, Ravinetto, R

“…There were also some negative rumors circulating regarding the research site, likely from excluded participants who faced potential stigma based on that exclusion. …”

Distorsiones y acciones comunicativas en el contexto digital y los espacios virtuales by Mario Alberto Zaragoza Ramírez

“…En el contexto digital, el espacio (público) virtual se posiciona como el lugar donde se tejen y se comparten mensajes tanto de odio, como de solidaridad, de simpatía, de identificación política e ideológica, así como rumores e información tergiversada intencionalmente. …”
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COVID-19-related stigma among the non-infected general population from Iran by A.H. Nadoushan, M. Faghankhani

“…Exploratory factor analysis revealed seven latent variables, including “blaming and penalty-seeking behavior”, “social discrimination”, “dishonor label”, “interpersonal contact”, “spreading rumors and myths”, “overvalued idea”, and “apathy toward the patients”. …”
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Identification of Individual Infection Over Networks With Limit Observation: Random vs. Epidemic? by Jaeyoung Choi

“…For example, malicious viruses and rumors are spreading rapidly through online social network platforms over the Internet and diseases with high transmission power are rapidly spreading through human contact. …”
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Vaccine Hesitancy in Japan: From a Perspective on Medical Uncertainty and Trans-Scientific Theory [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Miwako Hosoda

“…This paper reviews previous studies on "vaccine hesitancy" in Japan and analyzes people's hesitancy in terms of negative "rumors" about vaccines, risk perception of vaccine side effects, and sense of burden when receiving vaccinations. …”
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Three Hypotheses about the Media Content Amidst the Coronavirus Infection by Dmitry M. Rogozin, Elena V. Vyugovskaya

“…The obtained data helps to maintain several statements: 1) the dependence of the growth of mistrust in official sources and the spread of unconfirmed information (rumors); 2) the impact of the pandemic social context on the nature of official information; 3) the formation of a new language for describing current events and making possible to perceive and interpret the ongoing social changes.Through a review of relevant publications by the other authors, supported by the empirical data based on public opinion polls, the above listed hypotheses are tested and reinforced with new arguments and assumptions. …”
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Preoperative detection of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors using endoscopic ultrasonography Detección preoperatoria de los tumores neuroendocrinos digestivos mediante ultraso... by M. J. Varas Lorenzo, J. M. Miquel Collell, M. D. Maluenda Colomer, J. Boix Valverde, J. R. Armengol Miró

“…All these values were similar to the mean values obtained from the literature review. Three pancreatic rumors smaller than or equal to 1 cm (insulinomas) were detected, which had escaped diagnosis with previous US, CT, and MRI studies. …”
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Maximizing multiple influences and fair seed allocation on multilayer social networks. by Yu Chen, Wei Wang, Jinping Feng, Ying Lu, Xinqi Gong

“…The dissemination of information on networks involves many important practical issues, such as the spread and containment of rumors in social networks, the spread of infectious diseases among the population, commercial propaganda and promotion, the expansion of political influence and so on. …”
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THE ROLE OF THE PROPHET MOTHERS IN THE PREPARATION OF THE PROPHETS FOR PROPHETHOOD by Hilal Demir

“…Our aim is not to collect all kinds of rumors. On the contrary, it is to compare the information that we filter through the Quran and Sunnah with Israeli sources. …”
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The Final Stage of Mongol Invasion of Europe: A Military Force and Secret Diplomacy (2) » by A.V. Mayorov

“…The paper analyzes the sources of information on the direct contact of the Emperor Frederick II with the Mongols before the attack of the latter on Europe, the persistent rumors of his collusion with the invaders, who came to blow mainly to the enemies of Frederick, the refusal of the Emperor of an armed clash with the Tatars, the refusal to participate in the Crusade prepared by the German prelates against the Tatars, but instead – a withdrawal of the imperial troops in Italy and the siege of Rome in order to force the pope to recognize the supremacy of the Emperor, the sudden retreat of the Tartars themselves from the German border and the abandonment of the original plans for the conquest of Germany, unexpected counteraction against Frederick of the German prelates who had been previously loyal to the Emperor and who accused him of a serious crime against the Church and the whole of Christianity. …”
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Factors Associated with Non-Participation and Non-Adherence in Directly Observed Mass Drug Administration for Malaria in The Gambia. by Susan Dierickx, Charlotte Gryseels, Julia Mwesigwa, Sarah O'Neill, Melanie Bannister-Tyrell, Maya Ronse, Fatou Jaiteh, René Gerrets, Umberto D'Alessandro, Koen Peeters Grietens

“…The main barriers for non-participation and adherence were long and short-term mobility of individuals and specific subgroups, perceived adverse drug reactions and rumors, inconveniences related to the logistics of MDA (e.g. waiting times) and the perceived lack of information about MDA. …”
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PRINC ĐORĐE KARAĐORĐEVIĆ U OKUPIRANOJ SRBIJI 1941–1944. by Ljubinka Škodrić

“…In this sense, numerous rumors appeared in the public, and some of them were consciously created. …”
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La verosimilitud y el pragmatismo en los relatos de la prensa gráfica sobre la política by Fernanda Maidana

“…En mi investigación de doctorado, en curso, sobre emergencia y caída de líderes del Partido Justicialista de Salta (Argentina), observo relatos de la prensa gráfica que describen eventos de la dinámica política a partir de chismes, rumores y confidencias obtenidos en interacciones mediadas por la confianza y la intimidad con dirigentes, funcionarios y trabajadores próximos a los líderes locales. …”
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Dildoshops, Gritty, and Bernie’s Mittens: The Framing of American Politics Through Pop Cultural Memes by Christina Wurst

“…Central events – such as Donald Trump’s press conference in a Four Seasons Total Landscaping parking lot, Joe Biden’s victory and rumors about the Russian president Putin resigning – were commented upon both with broad references to widely popular franchises such as Star Wars and with multi-layered intertextual references to iconography of meme culture such as the Hockey mascot Gritty. …”
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Student Vaccine Knowledge and Willingness to Receive Covid-19 Vaccines in School by Jihan Zia ‘Ufairah, Nurmalahayati Nurdin

“…For instance, the spread of rumors about vaccines makes people fear the vaccine's side effects and make them reluctant to get the covid-19 vaccine. …”
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“Relembrando os tempos de escola”: A homofobia na perspectiva de estudantes universitários / “Remembering school days”: Homophobia from the perspective of university students... by Paloma Pegolo de Albuquerque, Daniel Alberto Assis Souza

“…Os participantes relataram ter vivenciado ou presenciado experiências de violência homofóbica, como comentários homofóbicos (93,1%); propagação de rumores e mentiras (61,5%); exclusão (85,7%); agressão física (48,1%); assédio sexual (61,5%); e cyberbullying (50%). …”
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