Abstract:
The study aimed at the reality of rumors in social communication from the
viewpoint of university students, and the researchers used the descriptive method
in this study, The questionnaire was used as a data collection tool, The
questionnaire was applied to a sample of university youth at the Faculty of Arts,
Tobruk University, whose number is (1150) students enrolled in the academic year
2019-2020. The sample was chosen using a random sample method, which
consisted of (72) students, 6% of the original community, and the study reached a
set of results, the most important of which is that the concept of rumor among the
members of the research sample is a distortion of news, most of which is true. Also, spreading sedition, causing confusion within society, distorting certain
personalities in society, and questioning the integrity of others are the most
important motives for spreading rumors according to the viewpoint of the research
sample, and the most important solutions proposed in limiting the spread of rumors
are statements from official bodies to deny rumors, neglecting rumors and not
spreading them. one more time.