Modeling and analysis of rumor propagation in social networks

Rumors affect a variety of human affairs, which may cause a serious social disorder. In order to accurately simulate the propagation dynamics of rumors in real social networks and effectively ameliorate the harm of rumors to society, a new rumor propagation model is proposed in this paper. The model considers the influence of discussants, and divides the total population into four groups: ignorances, discussants, spreaders, and removers. The...