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His “viral hospital rumor has been debunked,” the account wrote in a post accompanying an article about the debunking.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Ahead of the first-round vote earlier this month, Bolsonaro fiercely denied a rumor that he planned to demote Brazil's beloved patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, if elected.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

When a lawman confirms to Cal the rumor that Cathy, known by then as the nearby town’s madam, Kate, shot his father, Cal muses, “He must have done something to hurt her.”

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

“It’s led to a rumor mill that something nefarious was done.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

That was a rumor that had spread very early on, on the train to Jerome, Arkansas, a few years ago.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, denied rumors that he had been secretly hospitalized in an Ohio psychiatric facility, calling it "the craziest thing I've ever heard."

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

By October 2022, rumors were flying that the sisters were fighting over their mother’s will, a claim that Wynonna shot down while speaking with People.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Holland and Zendaya first met when they were cast alongside each other in “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” and rumors soon began to surface that their on-screen romance may have turned into a real-life love.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

For months, rumors circulated that he had actually died, was on life support or was otherwise incapacitated.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

The spirit rumors reached the ears of area journalists.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock