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24 J. Legal Ethical & Regul. Isses 1 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/jnlolletl24 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues MODERN ADMINISTRATIVE METHODS TO COMBAT ELECTRONIC RUMORS El-Sayed Fettouh Mohamed Hindawy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ABSTRACT Rumors may be considered as a social phenomenon. These have a great impact on societies in all aspects according to their objectives. The electronic rumors are transmitted very speedily. Rumors are often well thought out and have clear and specific goals aiming at destabilizing the country, to cause dissatisfaction and discontent, or to weaken the morale of targeted persons. The traditional methods of confronting these rumors are unable to prevent their effects. This research is motivated to study the impact of electronic rumors on the public facilities in the information proliferation era. The rumor's impact is studied in terms of media, security, and criminal. We address this vital topic with the purpose to confront these electronic rumors and prevent these via administrative agencies' role. It is concluded through this study that the danger of rumors and their effects do not only influence the public facilities but affects society, either directly or indirectly. It is strongly recommended to respond to rumors with official data and statistics at the appropriate time which may reduce the negative impact of rumors. There is a dire need to enhance effective communication channels between employees and citizens dealing with officials in government agencies to raise awareness of the seriousness of rumors and their negative impact on public facilities. Keywords: Electronic Rumors, Public Facilities, Administrative Agencies, Combat. INTRODUCTION Linguistically, the word rumor is derived from the verb Shi'a, and it is said that the meaning of gray hair is Shi'a and Communist. It appears and disperses the grayness spreads in it, and the news spread among the people. The subject of Shi'a is spread and multiplication. Hence, it is said that graying means the spreading of news (Manzur & Makram, 1997). And the rumor is the news which is spreading but is not confirmed (Al-Waseet, 1985). The rumor idiomatic concept has made many attempts to define it. So, some researchers have defined it as promoting news that has no basis, or deliberately exaggerating or distorting a story in which there is a slight side of the truth (Radwan, 1988). It has been defined as adding false or distorted information to a story which is true or interpreting a true story and commenting on it in a manner that is different from reality and truth, to influence public opinion to achieve specific goals of one or several countries or on the global scale as a whole (Al-Essawi, 2004). Rumors have also been defined as the repetition of incorrect gossip or news (Sorour, 2001). The electronic rumor can be defined as promoting news that is not based on truth or exaggerating by narrating news that contains a small part of the truth and is related to a topic of interest to people. It is 1544-0044-24-1-581 Volume 24, Issue 1, 2021 1

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