rumor has it
Word going around
Rumor has it is a set phrase introducing information that's circulating but unverified: Rumor has it they're getting divorced.
The construction treats rumor as an authority making claims—what "they say" or "word on the street" suggests.
It signals the speaker can't vouch for the information but finds it worth passing along.
- they sayVague source attribution
- word on the streetPrevailing public rumor
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- scuttlebuttInformal rumor or speculation
- whisperSpeech without full voice
innuendo · buzz · fact-checking · urban legend · grapevine · water cooler talk · word-of-mouth · evidence · confirmation · debunking · murmur · chatter · credibility · authenticity · misinformation · public perception · tattle · loose lips
- Attribution phrasesas per, based on, per, by, following
- evasionsno comment, dodge, deflection, hedging, equivocation
- gossipgossip, hearsay, whisper, scuttlebutt, tittle-tattle
- story phrasesonce upon a time, happily ever after, the end, long ago, a long time ago
rumor has itthe truth is
Phrase introducing actual facts
beyond doubt · as a matter of fact · undeniably · demonstrably
rumor has itthe truth is
Phrase introducing actual facts
certainly · definitely · undoubtedly · factually · in fact
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