While your friends and family might share information on social media in the hopes of helping others, it's common for rumors to spread in this way.

虽然你的朋友和家人可能会在社交媒体上分享信息，希望能帮助他人，但谣言往往会以这种方式传播。

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But David is trying to get that promotion by hook or by crook; he even spread rumors smearing the other candidates.

但是，戴维德为了这次能够被提升正在千方百计地想办法。 他甚至散布谣言，诬蔑其他有可能被提升的人。

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Disney was flooded with complaints once word of the similarity spread and strenuously denied rumors that the suggestive edifice was a work of sabotage by a disgruntled artist.

谣言传开后，投诉如潮水般涌向迪斯尼，迪斯尼极力否认带有性暗示的建筑是一位心怀不满的艺术家蓄意破坏。

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But Thailand's stock market fell for a second day, down more than eight percent in trading, after rumors spread about the health of King Bhumiphol Adulyadej.

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In this case, the spread of rumors quickly polarized both Uighur and Han communities.

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In part that's because propaganda authorities are under pressure to be proactive about reporting incidents in order to pre-empt the spread of rumors.

WSJ: The Urumqi Effect

The vice president and another top Chavez ally accused opposition leaders Thursday of organizing a campaign to spread rumors about the Venezuelan president's health.

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