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Consequently, curbing the dissemination of rumors is of paramount importance. The model in the text assumes that the population is homogeneous in terms of transmission behavior. This homogeneity is essentially a manifestation of translational symmetry. This paper undertakes a thorough examination of the impact of time delay on the dissemination of rumors within social networking services. We have developed a model for rumor dissemination, establishing the positivity and boundedness of its solutions, and identified the existence of an equilibrium point. The study further involved determining the critical threshold of the proposed model, accompanied by a comprehensive examination of its Hopf bifurcation characteristics. In the expression of the threshold R0, the parameters appear in a symmetric form, reflecting the balance between dissemination and suppression mechanisms. Furthermore, detailed investigations were carried out to assess both the localized and global stability properties of the system\u2019s equilibrium states. In stability analysis, the symmetry in the distribution of characteristic equation roots determines the system\u2019s dynamic behavior. Through numerical simulations, we analyzed the potential impacts and theoretically examined the factors influencing rumor dissemination, thereby validating our theoretical analysis. An optimal control strategy was formulated, and three control variables were incorporated to describe the strategy. The optimization framework incorporates a specifically designed cost function that simultaneously accounts for infection reduction and resource allocation efficiency in control strategy implementation. The optimal control strategy proposed in the study involves a comparison between symmetric and asymmetric interventions. Symmetric control measures may prove inefficient, whereas asymmetric control demonstrates higher efficacy\u2014highlighting a trade-off in symmetry considerations for optimization problems.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym17050788","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,20]],"date-time":"2025-05-20T06:54:28Z","timestamp":1747724068000},"page":"788","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Symmetry and Time-Delay-Driven Dynamics of Rumor Dissemination"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Cunlin","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ningxia Key Laboratory of Intelligent Information and Big Data Processing, School of Management, North Minzu University, Wenchang Street, Yinchuan 750021, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhuanting","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mathematics and Information Science, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lufeng","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mathematics and Information Science, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8564-2402","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tajul Ariffin","family":"Masron","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pinang 13500, Malaysia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"50","article-title":"Hillary Clinton\u2019s presidential campaign rhetoric: Making America whole again","volume":"38","author":"Gunawan","year":"2017","journal-title":"Kasetsart J. 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