For years, rumors had persisted about the failed state of Putin s marriage.

Not trusting that officials will be candid about alarming information, we rely more on rumors.

Rumors have swirled about a possible downgrade of France s sovereign debt, accompanied by speculation about the consequences for French banks.

As the rumors about Trump being backed by Putin spread, more Russian Facebook users joined the discussion.

Rumors and violence

First rumors spread

First rumors confirmed

Rumors become the truth

Second wave of rumors flows in

These rumors were confirmed days later.

It turned out that the rumors are true!

Rumors raced around the city the next day that the police had released all those accused of Sviridov s murder (as it happens, the rumors were true).

But there are plenty of unanswered questions about his kidney condition and rumors that he may even have Churg Strauss Syndrome, a life threatening autoimmune disease.

Rumors also suggested that SpongeBob SquarePants may be the next suspect.

Whether true or not, such rumors indicate the magnitude of her influence.

There are already rumors about a palace coup within Kadima, aimed at replacing Olmert with either the deputy prime minister, the veteran Shimon Peres, or the popular foreign minister, Tzipi Livni.

Rumors flew of the creation of a shadow government by extremists in Paris.

The euro was in serious trouble, buffeted by rumors of imminent banking collapses.

But from February to April this year, Weibo really became a marketplace of rumors.

Ethiopia s government had strenuously denied rumors of serious ill health caused by liver cancer.

Amidst the rumors of right wing intrigue and or coups by the Bonapartists or Bourbons in 1874, the National Assembly set about drawing up a new constitution that would be acceptable to all parties.

The xiadao xiaoxi (back alley news) has long been replete with rumors of things going awry.

Shortly before Christmas, rumors of an impending rebel assault began to filter into Sierra Leone's capital.

Rumors raced around the city the next day that the police had released all those accused of Sviridov s murder (as it happens, the rumors were true). Spontaneous protests erupted in front of police headquarters, but the police did not intervene.

Whether or not recent rumors of bilateral US Iran talks prove true, such initiatives should be welcomed.

His political supporters initially brushed aside the mushrooming rumors of his self enrichment as opposition KMT propaganda.

But its title has fueled rumors that the ban is due to references to Iran s nuclear program.

Much of what is being said and written in Lebanon is more likely to be rumors than not.

Today, that hunger strike is entering its fourth week, with rumors flying that participants' lives are in danger.

There have been rumors spread among these communities that the program is a plot to sterilize Muslim children.

On rumors, vacuum management and the possibility of another postponement of the election session, here's what Beirut Spring says

Rumors of an imminent default swirl around Sicily, whose governor has resigned as borrowing soared after cutbacks from Rome.

Moreover, rumors are rife that he is now being attacked for his behavior by members of his own party.

After a while, a wave of rumors and gossip emerged, giving way to speculations and all kinds of interpretations.

That Goldman s CEO saw himself as doing God s work as his firm sold short products that it created, or disseminated scurrilous rumors about a country where it was serving as an adviser, suggests a parallel universe, with different mores and values.

Az Heart says there are rumors in Iran that several Afghan men sexually violated (raped) an 18 year old girl.

The judge's ruling spurred rumors that he went easy on her because her husband was related to senior provincial officials.

After rumors swirled of an army coup last fall, the president, seeking military assistance should the need arise, alerted India.

For example, a recent law mandates punishment for anyone who spreads rumors that Gamal is to be the next president.

Rumors were also fueled when Rihanna and Brown spent time together at the 2012 Grammy Awards on February 8, 2012.

After his surgery, invoking God, Fidel Castro, the spirits of the savannah, and medical science, he responded to rumors about his illness and made his return from treatment in Havana a double celebration of Venezuela s bicentennial and of his triumph over cancer.

In the midst of hectic public discussion on Bo s political purge, online rumors spread about a coup d état in Beijing and a confrontation between President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on one side, and Bo s supporter Zhou Yongkang on the other.

Razmy said in an exclusive interview with local newspaper al Youm al Saba a that the rumors concerning his candidacy were true.

Moreover, academic and private sector economists have been warned that publishing different figures could result in criminal prosecution for spreading false rumors.

And, even in the anti Yanqui heartland, with Chávez gone, there are credible rumors of mutual interest in improved US Venezuela relations.