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Prompt: Rumors and Gossip
What do you think of rumor starters and gossipers? Do their rumors and gossip eventually come back to bite them? Did you ever write a story about rumors or gossip?

Once upon a time when we lived in villages which were isolated from other villages, when there was no television, mobile phones and internet, the villagers depended on the village gossip to find out all the comings and goings. Nowadays the gossiper is hidden behind a keyboard. There they sit, causing mischief. They can say anything about anyone, true or not, because they can remain anonymous. Keyboard warriors they’re called.
Now these anonymous people have become even more dangerous with the advent of artificial intelligence. They can make it seem as if people, usually famous ones, are saying words they didn’t say. The trouble is that no matter how much the maligned victims protest their innocence there are a minority of the population who will still believe the lies as it has always been.
I have never written a story about a gossip but it’s certainly an idea for one, so maybe I’ll give it a go one day.