Q&A for How to Start a Rumor

I would recommend picking a rumor that's legitimately harmful to someone in order to show the true dangers of uncontrolled gossip. You might want to do some research on true stories of rumors gone out of control in order to find inspiration.

Talk to an other kid when you're both alone that you heard something from someone. Then, repeat that with others. Make sure you tell it in an interesting way so they will want to tell it to others. Always make sure they don't use your name when they tell others.

If you have a rumor in mind, tell some people with whom who you are slightly friends. If you are close friends, they most likely will not spread it.

Starting rumors sometimes brings more people into the problem than needs to be involved. Rather than starting a rumor, tell your best friends how you honestly feel about her. If they tell anyone, you're not exactly at the fault of the problem. However, telling your friends to tell other people will just make your girlfriend angry and even more horrible. If you're really not happy, why not just take a break from your relationship?

Normally when a rumor is shared, it'll spread like a wildfire. But if it isn't that big of a rumor, it'll normally fade away and will be forgotten. There isn't much you can do to stop people from talking about it though.

Kind of, but it depends on how gullible your audience is.

Follow them around and see what they do daily. Then, make up a rumor about it, especially one that invlves them both.

Help them find something that they're good at, and encourage them, whether that be playing an instrument, writing stories, playing a sport, etc.

Fighting is not the answer. Simple deny the rumor and move on. Let them look foolish with trying to spread rumors about you that aren't true. If they are hurtful and mean spirited you can always talk to your parents, teacher or principal.

If the information you're trying to spread about yourself is "juicy" (of intense interest to people or scandalous), all you'll need to do is tell someone who's a big mouth and the rest will take care of itself. But why on earth would you want to do that?

You will get caught. Don't spread a rumor, it never ends well. People get hurt and it will make your anxiety worse. Even if you don't get caught, you will feel guilty.

Find something that is surprising, but believable about the person. Then tell as many people as possible. If you tell the gossipers, or people that talk a lot about what is happening, the rumor will spread. You might want to avoid people that know the person really well, as they will probably tell the person you are spreading rumors about them.

Maybe, it just depends on whether or not people can trace the rumor back to you. If too many people say you're the one who told them about it, you could get in trouble.

Don't. Don't spread a rumor just to harm other people. Instead, for instance, if you are after a person whom another person likes and don't want them to be together, just wait patiently and see what happens. You never gain any honor and self-respect by purposefully destroying something that means the world to him/her. Also, how can you ever feel safe with someone who leaves people?

Report this to a teacher as bullying, as this has not only happened to you, but to others as well. Since it is untrue, it is also another excuse to give the gesture the title of bullying.

It's almost impossible not to. When we hear or read something, we interpret it, and we do so through our own lense, built by experiences, thoughts and opinions, which alters what the sender of the message intended. When we pass on the information, people do the same in turn. It is incredibly difficult to send a message as it is through multiple people. So yes, you will change it up naturally anyway. Just consider what the likely original intent was, and do your best to keep that intact.

Some rumors are nice. "Is Betty organizing a surprise party for Cindy's birthday? That would be great!" Most are negative, that's true enough. But it helps those affected by rumors to understand how they work, which is a good reason to write this article. It's also a good place for people with questions about rumors to get answers.

It is not possible to compete for a human being's affections. Even if you kill all other men on the planet, there is no guarantee she'll accept your love or have feelings for you. Regardless of how many other people are vying for her attention, when you ask her out she will do one of two things: say yes or say no. It really is that simple. She either likes you back or she doesn't. People don't choose the best one among all the candidates, we wait until we meet someone we can love. Put mathematically, if I want at least a seven, and I have two women say they like me, one is a five the other a six, I will not choose either but wait for someone else.

Starting rumors will not solve your problem. Try confronting them. Often time people who boast are deeply self conscious, so try to see yourself in their shoes. Adding more hate and toxicity to the world will only make things worse.