Assignment Task: You recently became aware of a rumor circulating that New York State University (NYU) has been accused by some off-campus fringe groups of using System Smart software (conveniently known as SS for short) to favorably "rig" multiple choice exams for certain students who come from the country known as Meandyou (name changed to protect the innocent).
The rumor is that the company System Smart has an association with the reigning Dictator Mean Aung Hlaing and through a wealthy donor to the university has "convinced" the administration of this school to adopt their product.
Now given what you know about rumor, what is the best approach to use (which is theoretically based) to quell this rumor and prevent its spreading throughout the NYU student population and beyond?
What might be the impact of this rumor for NYU and other New york Universities if it is not countered?).