Via crisisblogger.com comes a link to a Guardian feature on the role Twitter played in rumours about riots in London.
The site gives seven specific rumours and tracks the life-cycle of the rumour from inception to death.
From the Guardian:
A period of unrest can provoke many untruths, an analysis of 2.6 million tweets suggests. But Twitter is adept at correcting misinformation - particularly if the claim is that a tiger is on the loose in Primrose Hill.
This is a fascinating study that uses technology to help tell the story in a compelling way.
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