August 1, 2024

The lottery is a popular game in which participants pay for a chance to win a prize, usually money. Many states hold lotteries to raise money for various projects and public programs. Lottery revenues have played a role in the construction of roads, canals, schools and churches, as well as the founding of universities. In…

A rumor is an unsubstantiated story or claim that spreads from person to person in a community without verification. It may be false, but it can also have attitudinal effects, such as sullying a company’s reputation (“Corporation x contributes to the Church of Satan”) or fomenting hatred among groups (“Rumors that Police Department y beat…