Rumors & Truth
This is information that spreads without proof and can change as people retell it.
What is a rumor?
This is how someone might feel if others avoid them because of a rumor.
What is lonely or hurt?
This means trying to understand how someone else feels.
What is empathy?
This is what real friends do when they hear something negative about you.
What is support you or ask you directly?
This is something you should do before repeating information about someone.
What is think?
This harmful behavior happens when someone talks negatively about a person who is not present.
What is gossip?
This is what you should look for before believing or repeating something about someone.
What is evidence or proof?
This feeling can happen when someone is judged without being heard.
What is frustration or sadness?
This is something you can do if you see someone being left out.
What is include them or talk to them?
This is what it means to be loyal.
What is standing by someone even when it’s hard?
This is a good rule: If it’s not true, kind, or necessary…
What is don’t say it?
This is what responsible people do before believing or repeating something about someone.
What is check if it is true?
This often happens to a story when it gets passed from person to person.
What is it gets changed or exaggerated?
This happens when someone starts to believe negative things others say about them.
What is loss of confidence or self-esteem?
This is a kind action when others are talking badly about someone.
What is not joining in or speaking up?
This is what a friend should do instead of believing rumors.
What is talk to you first?
This question can stop you from spreading harm.
What is “Is this true?”
This is what can be damaged when false information about someone spreads.
What is their reputation or trust?
This is what you should do if you hear something negative about someone.
What is pause and not spread it?
This is what isolation can lead to if it continues for a long time.
What is emotional distress or anxiety?
This is what it means to stand up for someone respectfully.
What is being an upstander?
This is what happens when someone abandons a friend based on rumors.
What is broken trust?
This is the responsibility we all have when we hear gossip.
What is to stop it?
This is what you should avoid doing when you hear something negative about someone.
What is spreading it or repeating it?
This is the harm caused when people believe something false about someone.
What is damage to reputation or trust?
This is what every person deserves before being judged.
What is a chance to be heard?
This is a powerful sentence you can say to support someone.
What is “I don’t think that’s fair” or “We don’t know that’s true”?
This is the question a good friend asks themselves before judging.
What is “Do I really know this is true?”
This is what strong people do instead of following the crowd.
What is make their own kind choices?
This is the strong and kind action when others are talking badly about someone.
What is standing up for them, stopping it, or not joining in?