When Galileo later complained of rumors to the effect that he had been forced to abjure and do penance, Bellarmine wrote out a certificate denying the rumors, stating that Galileo had merely been notified of the decree and informed that, as a consequence of it, the Copernican doctrine could not be " defended or held ".

When she died, rumors flew that Roger had died as well, as his grief had made him a recluse.

When asked about the rumor, she stated it was her attempt to " mess with people's heads " referring to rumors that she is lesbian ".

* Explain unexplained feelings: When a disaster occurs in a community, irrationally fearful rumors spread in nearby communities not involved in the disaster because of the need of those who are not threatened to justify their anxieties

When Winchell began gossiping in 1924 for the late scatological tabloid Evening Graphic, no U. S. paper hawked rumors about the marital relations of public figures until they turned up in divorce courts.

When Bat Cave moved in, there are rumors that KJNB supposedly moved to somewhere in the basement of Steven B. Humphrey theater.

" When rumors of mutiny in the higher rank circulated in March 1783, Washington held a meeting in which he made an impassioned plea for restraint.

When rumors begin to circulate that there is witchcraft in the town, Abigail and Betty Parris began to name people as having been in league with the devil, which was the most common way a " witch " was identified, to save themselves.

When then-Governor Eliot Spitzer had the company dissolved, it was still unclear whether the recordings were meant to lay the groundwork for a financial scam, or were an attempt to " taint the jury pool " by spreading untrue rumors suggesting there had been a violent plan in the works.

When rumors reached Christiania that Charles XII was preparing to invade, all remaining troops in Østerdal and Gudbrandsdal were ordered to the border at Halden and Fredrikstad.

When Bramble became a world champion, rumors of him practicing witchcraft became widespread.

The show's producers took the rumors as an indication of their success: "... When people start making up and circulating rumors about the star of a show, you know you have become a cultural phenomenon ".

When the Great Fire of London occurred in 1666, rumors floated around about arson and the first to be blamed were Catholics, especially the Jesuits.

When the details of the crime were made public, rumors began to circulate that Ishida's penis was of extraordinary size ; however, the police officer who interrogated Abe after her arrest denied this, saying, " Ishida's was just average.

When rumors that the Bon Homme Richard was sinking reached him from below decks, and that the crew was prepared to surrender, Dale went to ascertain the damage.

When Clark learned of the rumors he demanded an official inquiry be made, but his request was declined by Governor of Virginia, and Virginia Council condemned Clark's actions.

When the rumors of Olympia begin to suggest that Kramer was involved, Kramer begins his own investigation.

When Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott was first selected for the England football team in 2006, there were rumors that Sir Clyde was his great uncle.

When he returned to Peshawar however, Khadr accused Azzam of " confiscating " the money he had raised, and spreading rumors that he was a Western spy.

When rumors began late in 2001 that Showtime would also not be renewing Stargate SG-1 after its fifth season, panicking fans rallied to save the show and Daniel's character, starting massive write-in campaigns and setting up websites such as the " Save Daniel Jackson " site.

When the first rumors appeared, most players expected a complete game with new technologies and promotions as the game progressed, but the final result which only had single missions with units placed received only a lukewarm welcome from fans.

When rumors reached Jebe, he immediately returned to where Genghis Khan was and offered 100 white horses ( the same kind of horse that Genghis Khan was riding when Jebe shot the horse ) as a sign of loyalty.

When the British cabinet discussed the concept of the League during the First World War, Maurice Hankey, the Cabinet Secretary, circulated a memorandum on the subject.

When Mr Gladstone visited the North, you well remember when word passed from the newspaper to the workman that it circulated through mines and mills, factories and workshops, and they came out to greet the only British minister who ever gave the English people a right because it was just they should have it ... and when he went down the Tyne, all the country heard how twenty miles of banks were lined with people who came to greet him.

When geologist Henry De la Beche painted Duria Antiquior, the first widely circulated pictorial representation of a scene from prehistoric life derived from fossil reconstructions, he based it largely on fossils Anning had found, and sold prints of it for her benefit.

When he became unpopular later in life, scurrilous rumours and lampoons circulated that he was actually the son of a Ghent butcher, perhaps because Edward III was not present at the birth.

Rumours circulated that Villeneuve was one of several drivers in whom the Italian team was interested, and in August 1977 he flew to Italy to meet Ferrari, who was immediately reminded of the pre-war European champion Tazio Nuvolari: " When they presented me with this ' piccolo canadese ', this minuscule bundle of nerves, I immediately recognised in him the physique of Nuvolari and said to myself, let's give him a try.

When he circulated his very grudging affirmation of McMillan that limited future action and action in other areas by the Court, he met strong resistance.

On 5 February 1915, Samuel had another discussion with Grey: " When I asked him what his solution was he said it might be possible to neutralize the country under international guarantee ... and to vest the government of the country in some kind of Council to be established by the Jews " After further conversations with Lloyd George and Grey, Samuel circulated a revised text to the Cabinet in the middle of March 1915.

When the Iraqi Swiss dinar ceased to be legal tender in Iraq, it still circulated in the northern Kurdish regions, and despite lacking government backing, it had a stable market value for more than a decade.

When Pryor stood by Faulk during the blacklisting and tried to find him work, Pryor's children were harassed ; a prominent Austin physician circulated a letter questioning Pryor's patriotism ; an Austin attorney tried to convince Lyndon Johnson to discharge Pryor from the airwaves.

When her mother died, she and her father moved to Portland, Oregon, where she started to work in a bookstore and write poetry which she circulated in manuscript form.

When a false report circulated in April, soon after the Alaska news, that the British government was considering settling the claims by ceding the colony, a substantial annexation movement appeared supported by many British Columbians and three of the colony's six newspapers.

When the remark circulated, Eastern Shore residents erupted in protest.

When already in his thirties, lampoons circulated that made him out to be the lover of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham.

When Zhores Medvedev exposed the disaster in a 1976 article in the New Scientist, some exaggerated claims were circulated in the absence of any verifiable information from the Soviet Union.

When Harris left India, having virtually ignored famine, riots and sectarian unrest, a publisher circulated a collection of newspaper extracts from his time as governor.

When one large mine closed in 1956 and the owners sealed the entrance, fourth, fifth, and sixth generation Cousin Jacks circulated a petition calling on the mineowners to set the knockers free so that they could move on to other mines.

When ABC failed to see the series fitting anywhere else on its schedule, rumors quickly circulated that they would even drop the program altogether, if it meant milking more success with Miller / Boyett in its place.

* When the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact was in production, a rumor circulated that one crew-member named Lieutenant Hawk ( Neal McDonough ) would be identified as gay in some subtle way.

When Bernard Landry resigned as Parti Québécois leader in 2005, rumours circulated that Gilles Duceppe would run to succeed him.

When the plans circulated in 1951, CA & E objected to the arrangement, citing the effects on running time and scheduling of its trains as they negotiated the streets of Chicago's busy West Side at rush hour.

When a backstage photo showing Stevens, Pino, Gaither, and Mark Lowry arm-on-arm circulated on the internet following the concert, a large backlash from conservative, fundamentalist, and evangelical Christians ensued.