The University of Tokyo and Survey Research Center Co., Ltd. were in the Kinki region (Kyoto prefecture, Osaka prefecture, Hyogo prefecture) after the earthquake in the northern part of Osaka prefecture (maximum seismic intensity 2018 lower) that occurred around 6:18 on June 7, 58.・ We conducted a joint survey to explore the actual situation of the spread of rumors and rumors in (Nara Prefecture).

 The subjects of the survey are men and women over the age of 20 who live in the Kinki area (Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara), and the number of valid responses is 800.According to the survey, more than 3% of people have seen and heard rumors and rumors after the earthquake in northern Osaka.The contents are "18.8% with cracks in the roof of Kyocera Dome Osaka", "18.3% where the zebra escaped (from the zoo)", "9.6% where foreigners cause crimes such as theft", and "in the whole area of ​​Minoo City". They were dehydrated 9.5%, "Keihan train derailed 7.0%" and "Hankyu train derailed 6.8%".

 うわさ・流言を知った主なメディアは、「テレビ」と「Twitter」。「(動物園から)シマウマが逃げた」(テレビ50.0%、Twitter25.3%)、「京セラドーム大阪の屋根に亀裂が入っている」(40.0%、34.7%)、「外国人が窃盗などの犯罪を引き起こす」(33.8%、29.9%)、「箕面市の全域で脱水している」(27.6%、28.9%)、「京阪電車が脱線した」(23.2%、33.9%)、「阪急電車が脱線した」(16.7%、35.2%)。

 Regarding the judgment of the truth of the rumors and rumors that we saw and heard, the highest percentage of those who "believed that it was true" was "dehydrating throughout Minoo City", and 65.8% believed. ..This was followed by "Hankyu train derailed" (46.3%) and "Foreigners cause crimes such as theft" (42.9%).The rumors and rumors that the percentage of people who believed were high were all known from Twitter, and from this, it was found that rumors and rumors obtained from Twitter may be accepted with credibility.

 In addition, the percentage of people who shared the rumors and rumors they saw and heard to "family, friends, and acquaintances" was high at around 4% in "Keihan train derailed," "Hankyu train derailed," and "all over Minoo City." It was a rumor / word about lifelines and traffic such as "water outage".

Reference: [National University of Tokyo, Survey Research Center Co., Ltd.] Survey results of joint survey by the University of Tokyo and SRC Survey on the Northern Osaka Earthquake (rumors and rumors)

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