Sentence examples for false spread from inspiring English sources

"A rumor, which was totally false, spread that we had sprayed the market in order to transmit the virus to locals," Traore said.

Some rumors, like the story that officials downplayed the risk of an earthquake, weren't so clear-cut; many were false, spreading undue panic and fear.

False rumors spread that the youth had been fatally beaten.

But then come the riots of August 2011: some rioters organise via Blackberry messenger, and false rumours spread through Twitter.

"This was false, activists spread his name around".

The false reports spread and the French 55th Infantry Division deserted their positions.

With Antiochus engaged in Egypt, a false rumor spread in Jerusalem that he had been killed.

The book lists similar tactics in each case: "discredit the science, disseminate false information, spread confusion, and promote doubt".

But the farther that false news spreads on the Web, the more likely it is to remain in circulation.

(3) There is competition between the true and false rumor-spreading rates [21].

That comes in response to false rumors spreading through WhatsApp leading to lynch mobs murdering people in countries like India.