A New Variant of the SEIZ Model to Describe the Spreading of a Rumor

We propose a variant of the SEIZ mathematical model originally proposed by Bettencourt et al, where the rumor spreads between two different scenarios Z 1 and Z 2 which do not share information with each other. This model is studied analytically where we include a new parameter μ for forgetting a rumor. We show results that were obtained using this model for a certain case in Venezuela. Finally, we also provide the numerical code for the numerical integration in order to provide a useful tool for others in their investigations.