谣言

The rumour passed from mouth to mouth.

Rumours swept the marketplace.

All sorts of rumours are going round.

The rumour was laid to rest.

doomsday rumors

scandalous rumour

sinister/virulent rumour

trace a rumour to its source

set at rest a rumour; spike a rumour

manufacture/start a rumour

dispel a rumour

attach credence to a rumour

hear a rumour

spread/pass/circulate rumours

explode/scotch a rumour

circulate/spread a rumour