{
  "id": 3698869,
  "title": "Doctoral thesis: Rumors help people make sense of uncertainty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/doctoral-thesis-rumors-help-people-make-sense-of-uncertainty",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ERR News Estonia",
    "slug": "err-news-estonia",
    "url": "https://news.err.ee/1610119897/doctoral-thesis-rumors-help-people-make-sense-of-uncertainty"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rumors arise inevitably because every person understands the surrounding world a little differently. In turbulent periods, rumors help restore a sense of certainty — but they are only labeled as \"rumors\" afterward, notes a doctoral thesis defended at the University of Tartu.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}