Rumor
A rumor was a statement, true or untrue, that was gossiped or speculated about.

According to T'Pol, as of 2152, the Romulans were rumored to be an "aggressive, territorial species". ()

In 2267, when James T. Kirk professed his innocence in Benjamin Finney's untimely death to Areel Shaw, she told him that wasn't what rumors indicated. ()

In 2364, William T. Riker noted that everything the Federation knew about the Romulans up to that point had been based on rumor or conjecture, ()

As of 2368, Riker had heard rumors about The Children of Tama for years. ()

In 2370, Kalita informed Ro Laren of a disturbing rumor she'd heard from a trader on Pendi II; namely, that the Cardassians were going to supply colonists with biogenic weapons. ()

As of 2375, Son'a starships were rumored to have isolytic weapons. ()

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