The Jordanian media credibility observatory (AKAD) recorded 94 rumors, published and widespread among the public recipients during the month of March, and reached them through local or external media and social media platforms.
The observatory said in its monthly report, which was published today, on Wednesday, that it depends on its surveillance of rumors on a quantitative and quality methodology according to the definition of rumor: “Information or incorrect or inaccurate news, linked to a Jordanian year, or in Jordanian interests, which have reached almost more than five thousand people.
And that the number of rumors that were exiled during the last month amounted to 22 of the 94 rumors, recording an increase of seven rumors, compared to rumors which were refused during the month of February, which amounted to 15 rumors.
He noted the decline in political rumors second in March after having classified first place for several months, because political rumors recorded 26 rumors, or 28%, down with 17 rumors on political rumors last February, which recorded 43 rumors.
He declared that a sharp increase in the number of economic rumors, which jumped from fifth in February in February in March, recorded 29 rumors, an increase of 20 rumors compared to the rumors of March 31%, and this increase came because of the problems which sparked public opinion, linked to the speech of the Central Bank, the financial support provided by the Banks of Education and Health, in addition to talking about the postponation of allow.
The observatory confirmed that the social media pioneers disseminated inaccurate information related to electricity bills for the month of March, in addition to information without a reliable source dealing with the agricultural sector and the availability of barley.
He pointed out that by classifying rumors according to the domain; Economic rumors ranked first in March, followed by politics, then social in third place, where it recorded 20 rumors, with a rate of 21%, then the security rumors ranked fourth, which recorded 17 rumors and 18%, then the rumors of public affairs followed with two spreats and two percent, while the field of health did not record any rumor.
He explained that the surveillance process had followed the source of rumors distributed in the media and that public publishing platforms, in particular social networks, and it has become clear during the classification of rumors, according to its source, according to which the share of internal sources, whether social communication or news sites, represented 86 rumors of the total number of rumors for the month of March by 91%, Sources external by nine for the percentage.
He pointed out that when rumors classified, according to the publication method, it was found that 82 rumors, at 87%, came from social media, while the media launched 12 rumors of 13%.
The observatory stressed that the basic rule in the treatment of content produced by social media users is the lack of republication, except in the event of verification of a reliable source, and that based on social media users as a source of news without taking into account the accuracy of the content or does not cause the publication of mallabs and erroneous information.
He explained that he developed a set of basic principles to verify the content produced by users, gazeless of the type of content, that that it is visible, Written, audible or read, which explains the needy of asking a set of before making making the decision to publish the productive content, and rumors In Abnomal Conditions, Such as Times of Crisis, Wars, Natural Disasters, etc., and this do not mean “not to spread” in normal circumstances.
He stressed that rumors are remarkably promoted in social, political or cultural environments without another, and their spread depends on the level of their ambiguity, the size of the impact of their subject and the extent of beneficiaries obtaining a correct and solid media education.
The Jordanian media credibility observatory (AKAD) publishes on its website, reports who checks the misleading and erroneous information that is disseminated in the media, in order to raise awareness of the seriousness of the dissemination of this incorrect information and its negative impact on the company. – (Petra)
