How To Spread a Rumor

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Got some information you want to circulate quickly and extensively? Learn what it takes to get people to pass it along.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Juicy story
Testable credential
Gullible person
Repetition
Fear-mongering (optional)

Step 1: Keep it simple. Research shows that rumors are more likely to spread if they are uncomplicated.

Tip: Keep the cruelty in check. Remember that rumors have the potential to ruin reputations.

Step 2: Include a vivid detail that is easy to envision, which helps plant the story in people's minds, as well as making it easier to believe.

Step 3: Make sure the story is difficult to disprove, so a little fact checking doesn't stop it in its tracks.

Step 4: Make it shocking, but feasible. Rumors that spread quickly are bizarre enough to be titillating, but not so outlandish as to be unbelievable.

Tip: A rumor that preys on a specific fear is more likely to be passed on.

Step 5: Give it a "testable credential" — a detail that can be proven, even if it doesn't prove the story itself.

Step 6: Get the ball rolling by telling it to someone gullible. Extra points if they also have a big mouth.

Step 7: Keep the story alive by repeating it often. Research shows that the more we hear a rumor, the more we'll believe it — even if we're being told it's false!

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[WootWoW6]

Annnnnd...this is why everyone makes a big deal about Swine Flu -_-

[Lyttlefoxx]

Next on the howcast video list: How to stop a rumor

You will need:

A Gun

A willingness to kill

The person who started the rumor.

[mochateesy]

0:55

[Kool4Sure]

Wow. Howcast. I'm disappointed. :|

[TrulyEpicGaming]

pause at :55

[MyLyricsVideosRock]

this is probely how chain letters were made. -_-

[Xxjaguar123xX]

DUDES! i already knew how to do this when i was 1st born!

[shootpark56]

@WootWoW6 my special needs cousin died because of the swine flu dick!

[chainedblood2112]

i want to meet the guy who started the rumor weed can kill you or is a drug

[GameFreaksStudios]

How To Be a Nosey stupid fuck who should be shot in the Nutsack.

[lamarheath]

Haha, Howcast has Videos on any and everything ! :D