Rumors of breakup gained momentum when the band's website was taken offline in July 2008, and then confirmed by the band several months later with the following statement: " After a decade ’ s worth of touring, rocking, partying, more touring, more rocking, then even more touring, the time has come for us to pack it up and say goodbye ," the band wrote to its fans in a MySpace message in January.

Rumors say that she has only used it once.

Rumors of her death bolstered the English defenders and faltered French morale.

Rumors flew from lip to lip that Fidel Castro was on his way to Havana, coming from the mountains where he had fought Batista for five years.

According to Yevgeni Borisovich Pasternak, " Rumors that Pasternak was to receive the Nobel Prize started right after the World War II was over.

Rumors and more at the time indicated the Deering was a victim of piracy, possibly connected with the illegal rum-running trade during Prohibition, and possibly involving another ship,, which disappeared at roughly the same time.

Rumors alleging that Diocletian's death was merely being kept secret until Galerius could come to assume power spread through the city.

Rumors that he had bribed the board and concern that he would be likened to Jack Dempsey, who had received negative publicity for failure to serve in World War I, led Greenberg to be reexamined, and he was found fit to serve.

Rumors of Falk's dementia plagued the actor in the final years of his life and exacerbated when, in late April 2008, Falk was photographed by paparazzi looking disheveled and acting animated in the streets of Beverly Hills.

Rumors spread about his incredible strength – a strength that was the size of his temper.

Rumors circulated in the Federation that the Enterprise's broken hull was displayed on Romulus, to boost the morale of Romulan fleet academy students.

Rumors that Larry Wachowski was transitioning gender spread in the early 2000s, though neither sibling had spoken directly on the subject.

Rumors spread that the deaths were a deliberate act of revenge for an Israeli shopper that was stabbed to death by a Palestinian in Gaza four days earlier.

Rumors surfaced in early 1994 that Cobain suffered a drug overdose and that Nirvana was breaking up.

Rumors circulated at the time claiming that the reason for the name change back to ‘ Sav-on ’ was due to " Osco " having the same pronunciation as the Spanish word " asco " ( oss-ko ) which means " nausea " or " disgust ", a considerable factor within southern California ’ s heavily Hispanic market.

Rumors of cash payments were floated, but no evidence was ever found to support the claim.

Rumors circulated that the accident was, in fact, a deliberate act of revenge for the stabbing of the businessman.

Rumors abounded as early as the team's second season that the Lightning were on the brink of bankruptcy and that the team was part of a money laundering scheme for the yakuza ( Japanese crime families ).

Rumors that the band was originally known as Dragonslayer, after the 1981 movie of the same name, were denied by King, as he stated, " We never were ; it's a myth to this day.

Rumors had been circulating in the press for several weeks that Presley, who had begun his career at Sun Records, was ready to move to RCA Victor to help launch him nationally.

Rumors of a David Lee Roth reunion re-emerged and on January 3, 2006, Roth explained during an interview that he spoke to Alex Van Halen the previous week and a reunion was " inevitable ".

Rumors floated that Smohalla was preparing for battle.

Rumors were that the change was to happen September 1.

Larry Howe of Vicious Rumors was considered as a replacement.

Rumors abound the real reason for the marriage was for Ike Turner to avoid paying alimony and child support to Lorraine Taylor.

Rumors and speculation about the 1958 and 1963 conclaves may have received added attention because it was under the Popes who were then elected that the Second Vatican Council was held and its decrees were implemented.

Rumors of the offer Tom Horn had made at the Stockgrowers' Association meeting had leaked out by then, and as a grand jury investigation of the murder got underway, the prosecuting attorney, a Colonel Baird, ordered that the tall stock detective be summoned for questioning.

Rumors also circulated that Bismarck had made overtures toward Arnim's wife, which further inflamed tensions.

A chamberlain recalled: " Rumors of his eccentricity had made me doubt his capability, but my worry turned out to be utterly groundless when I met this well-mannered and polite man.

Rumors swirled in the anarchist community that Salsedo had made important disclosures concerning the bomb plot of June 2.

Rumors have persisted that Chaplin's 1915-1923 leading lady Edna Purviance made an

Rumors later surfaced that Euronymous made a stew with pieces of Dead's brain, and made necklaces with fragments of Dead's skull which he gave to musicians he deemed worthy.

Rumors were rampant that the Wings were trying to pay off Czechoslovakian authorities to get Klíma out of his native country, but despite all the hype that surrounded him, Czech hockey authorities made no real effort to clamp down and prevent Klíma from traveling in Europe.

Rumors appearing on various Catholic or sedevacantist websites and magazines alleged that Malachi Martin had Jewish ancestry on account of ancestral descent from Iberian Jews migrating to Ireland and Great Britain in the 15th century, and alleged him being an Israeli spy because of his first name, Malachi, after a Hebrew prophet and his extensive travels in the Levant.

Rumors of Batak cannibalism survived into the early 20th century but it seems probable that the custom was rare after 1816, due partially to the influence of Islam.

Rumors of poisoning were fueled, in part, by a book called The Strange Death of President Harding, in which the author ( convicted criminal, former Ohio Gang member, and detective Gaston Means, hired by Mrs. Harding to investigate Warren Harding and his mistress ) suggested that Mrs. Harding had poisoned her husband.

* Tamlin appears in the fantasy novel Rumors of Spring by Richard Grant.

Rumors circulated that Boozer wanted a trade, fueled by rumors that the Jazz were shopping him after he chose to " opt-in " to the last year of his contract ; however, the team stated publicly that they did not seek to trade him.

Rumors of Anastasia's survival were embellished with various contemporary reports of trains and houses being searched for ' Anastasia Romanov ' by Bolshevik soldiers and secret police.

* Truth and Rumors: The Reality Behind TV's Most Famous Myths, by Bill Brioux, Praeger, December 30, 2007, ISBN 978-0-275-99247-7

Rumors circulate among Indians that Callendar actually tortured an injured Indian by putting pepper instead of antiseptic on his wounds.

Rumors of a possible Taurus revival were confirmed in early 2007, when the revamped Five Hundred and Freestyles were unveiled as " Taurus " and " Taurus X " at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show, a decision influenced strongly by Mulally.

Rumors of Russian expansion into the Hindu Kush and a Russian presence in Tibet prompted the Viceroy of India Lord Curzon to appoint Younghusband, by then a Major, to serve as British commissioner to Tibet from 1902-1904.

Rumors is a farcical play by Neil Simon.

Rumors surfaced in late 2011 that the group will be reuniting for a run of shows throughout 2012, though no official word has yet been released by the group or their reps.

Rumors and accounts of financial troubles, often reported by respected motor sports reporters, plagued the series all during 2007.

Rumors abounded that the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, which by then had taken over the stadium from the city of Minneapolis, had deliberately let the Met go to seed in order to aid the push for the Metrodome.

Rumors about the university's future were rampant, including speculation that BC would be acquired by Harvard University.

Rumors, as narrative IEDs, are low-cost, low-tech communication weapons that can be used by anyone to disrupt the efforts of communication, civil affairs or outreach campaigns such as those undertaken by governments in crisis response situations or militaries in insurgencies.

* Three other DJs at the station are mentioned, but ( with one exception ) never seen: Moss Steiger has the graveyard shift after Venus and is mentioned as having attempted suicide at least twice ; Rex Erhardt ( who was finally seen in the fourth season episode " Rumors ", and played by Sam Anderson ) hosts a program after Dr. Johnny Fever's morning show ; and " Dean the Dream " has the afternoon drive slot.

Rumors circulated amongst fans that the title relaunches at this time ( including Deadpool to Agent X ) were due in part to a royalty dispute with Rob Liefeld ; the rumors were dispelled by Liefeld himself.

Rumors concerning polygamy and other practices erupted into the open by 1842.

Rumors quickly spread that Vanderjagt would be released by the Cowboys before the regular season began.