Comment on Twitter rumor of flooded stock-exchange among a surge of fake storm reports

Twitter rumor of flooded stock-exchange among a surge of fake storm reports

In the Twitter age, bad news travels fast. Even when the bad news isn’t really news at all. Such was the case at the peak of the storm’s wrath Monday night as rumor and fallacy swirled like autumn leaves. Around 8 p.m., as Sandy was belting New Jersey and New York City, a tweet appeared: “BREAKING: Confirmed flooding on NYSE.

 

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