Why would someone create false rumours about another person?

Beware of the so called friends who appear to care for you, whispering things about another person to you. They could just be making all that crap up. Maybe they just enjoy watching you react.

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Zeusdelight · 61-69, M

I extremely rarely talk about people behind their backs, so this issue doesn't arise for me.

SW-User

@Zeusdelight Do you think that this only happens to people who talk of others behind their backs?

Zeusdelight · 61-69, M

@SW-User Your question poses that scenario. If I am whispering something to you about another person, that does seem to be talking behind that person's back.

SW-User

@Zeusdelight or two totally different people could be talking about a third person. The third person could be a person who doesn't partake in such hobbies.

Zeusdelight · 61-69, M

@SW-User Whichever scenario, the third person is innocent, aren't they? They are simply being talked about.

The difficulty is what is said about that person by one person to the other. Is the speaker being truthful or manipulative or even partly both?