American heavy metal band Vicious Rumors had a track named " Ship of Fools " on their 1990 self-titled album.

Rumors circulated that the band had been signed to facilitate a tax write-off for the label, although this was never proven.

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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 of new Ugly Casanova material have come and gone over recent years, but no substantial news regarding the band had surfaced until it was announced that Ugly Casanova would contribute to the soundtrack for the 2010 documentary 180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless.

Rumors persist of a Jawbreaker reunion, but they have been continually dispelled by the band members.

Rumors of a reunion of the original band, and possibly some new material, continued to swirl, as the band played a few charity concerts in the mid-2000s.

Guitarist Pugh appears to have retired from music after 1975, but he did emerge to play guitar on sessions alongside legendary American rock guitarist Geoff Thorpe of Vicious Rumors in American rock & roll band, 7th Order on their debut CD, The Lake of Memory-released on the Big Island Sounds label in 2007.

Rumors also began to circulate that Slovisky and Wojtal had left Injected, and that Grady was considering continuing the band with new members.

Rumors began to swirl that a live band would be taken on the road for the first time but these rumors never materialized as Mike again rejoined Joan of Arc and became a touring member of both Maritime and Aloha.

Rumors of the band break up starting to spread due the lack of updates but in December 2010 drummer Nicholas Mirusso posted on the band Facebook account " We are currently on an indefinite hiatus.

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 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 say that an English translation was made in the 15th century by an unknown scribe, but the consensus is that they exist only in manuscript form.

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.

The phrase was originally coined in an article entitled " Rumors of the Future and the Digital Circus " by Jack Dale, published in Editor & Publisher Magazine, February 12, 1994.

Rumors had long circulated about Sommerlath's life and career during World War II, especially so when his daughter's relationship with the future King of Sweden became known, but until his death in 1990, the businessman denied any connection to the Nazi Party.

Rumors spread through the South that 30, 000 Northerners were descending on Kansas, and in November 1854, thousands of armed pro-slavery men known as " Border Ruffians ," mostly from Missouri, poured over the line in an attempt to steal the election to Congress of a single territorial delegate.

The group is perhaps best known for its 1986 hit single, " Rumors " and for being major forerunners of the new jack swing movement.

Rumors began to spread that Portland Mayor Neal S. Dow, ( 1804 – 1897 ), an outspoken prohibitionist also known as the " Napoleon of Temperance ", was keeping a large supply of alcohol in the city.

Rumors of 200 – 300 foot slacklines were talked about ; however, there is no known official line length record from this period.

Rumors hint that men who once lived there angered the gods, but what fate befell them after that is not known.