In public emergencies, rumor related to science and technologyon the internet damage social stability and shared interests. Scientific rumor refutation is a key method to deal with it. The traditional anti-rumor mechanism mainly includes four types such as government-leading, media-leading, public participation and multi-agent collaboration. Analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the above mechanism in rumor refutation will help to build a more effective rumor governance system. To strengthen the governance of the rumors related to science and technology, we need to integrate different anti-rumor organizations, build a rumor governance community, and take advantage of the four types of rumor suppression mechanisms. Governments at all levels should incorporate the anti-rumor job into the public opinion management work system, strengthen the construction of joint anti-rumor mechanism led by the government, and create an accessible way for public participation.

rumor related to science and technology  /  rumor refutation mechanism  /  collaborative governance  /  public participation