rumor

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“I think people were buying the rumor, selling the fact,” said Neal Dingmann, an analyst at William Blair.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Though both have denied it, the rumor gained strength and credibility last year as Lewandowski was repeatedly photographed coming and going from Noem’s D.C. apartment.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

And when a false-but-deliciously-bizarre rumor spread on TikTok that the U.K. rapper EsDeeKid was actually the actor Timothée Chalamet in a balaclava, it brought the artist a new group of giddy fans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

It wasn’t a case of buying the rumor and selling the news, either, as Inditex shares are more or less flat on the year.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Asked about the rumor, the director of the Louvre, Théophile Homolle, laughed.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day