AMMAN, August 1 (Petra) — The Jordanian Media Credibility
Observatory (Akeed), an initiative of the Jordan Media Institute
funded by the King Abdullah II Fund for Development, recorded
ninety-three rumors during the month of July.

In its monthly report issued on Saturday, the observatory introduced
a new monthly index tracking rumor density by comparing the number of
recorded rumors during the month against the twelve-month historical
average.

The index showed that the ninety-three rumors recorded in July fell
below the twelve-month baseline average of one04 rumors, marking a
decrease of eleven rumors or approximately 10.7 percent, reflecting a
drop in rumor density compared to normal baseline periods.

Political rumors topped the monitoring list with twenty-five
instances, accounting for 26.9 percent of the total. Economic rumors
followed in second place with twenty-two instances at 23.6 percent,
security-related rumors ranked third with seventeen instances at 18.3
percent, public affairs placed fourth with thirteen instances at 14
percent, social topics recorded nine instances at 9.7 percent, and
health-related subjects registered seven instances at 7.5 percent.

The data indicated that political, economic, and security sectors
combined accounted for sixty-four rumors, representing 68.8 percent
of the total monitoring volume. Furthermore, sixty-eight rumors
originated from domestic sources, accounting for 73.1 percent of the
total, compared to twenty-five rumors from external sources at 26.9
percent.

Social media platforms served as the primary vehicle for propagation,
disseminating sixty-five rumors or 69.9 percent of the total
monitored volume, while traditional media outlets accounted for
twenty-eight rumors or 30.1 percent.

Cross-referencing publishing channels with origin sources revealed
that out of the sixty-eight domestically sourced rumors, fifty-three
were propagated via social media platforms compared to fifteen
through traditional media, indicating that roughly 77.9 percent of
domestic rumors spread digitally.

The observatory noted that fifty-eight of the ninety-three recorded
rumors were officially refuted during July, representing a 62.4
percent refutation rate, while thirty-five rumors remained unrefuted
at 37.6 percent.

//Petra// AA