新型辟谣网站：实时追踪网络流言散布轨迹
<p><span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="implanted">implanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="breast">breast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="unattractive">unattractive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="men">men</span>"? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="filming">filming</span> "<span word="her">her</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tampa">Tampa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>"?</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>—<span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>—<span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hoax">hoax</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="Rumors">Rumors</span> <span word="emerge">emerge</span>, <span word="intentionally">intentionally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spread">spread</span>, <span word="intentionally">intentionally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="wildfire">wildfire</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>: <span word="Rumors">Rumors</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span>, <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spread">spread</span>.</p><p><span word="Enter">Enter</span> <span word="Emergent">Emergent</span>.<span word="info">info</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="data">data</span>-<span word="gathering">gathering</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="arise">arise</span> <span word="in">in</span> (<span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span>) <span word="real">real</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Craig">Craig</span> <span word="Silverman">Silverman</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rumor">rumor</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span>: "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span>."</p><p><span word="Emergent">Emergent</span>.<span word="info">info</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="algorithmic">algorithmic</span> <span word="processing">processing</span>. <span word="Silverman">Silverman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span> <span word="media">media</span>—<span word="most">most</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> … <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="News">News</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aggregates">aggregates</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span>' <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="database">database</span>, <span word="classifying">classifying</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="false">false</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="hedge">hedge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="repetition">repetition</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="caveats">caveats</span> <span word="like">like</span> "<span word="Sources">Sources</span>:" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="Rumor">Rumor</span>:" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="Unconfirmed">Unconfirmed</span>:" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="texts">texts</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="subtle">subtle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tri">Tri</span>-<span word="Breasted">Breasted</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rumor">rumor</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="caveat">caveat</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="placed">placed</span> "<span word="WTF">WTF</span>."</p>
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