“And everyone knows you can’t disprove a rumor.”
“A week went by and nothing. But eventually, as they always will, the rumors reached me. And everyone knows you can't disprove a rumor.”
“You can hear rumors. But you can't know them.”
“Nothing can be more readily disproved than the old saw, “You can’t keep a good man down.” Most human societies have been beautifully organized to keep good men down.”
“It was a running joke; everyone was aware of how ridiculous the rumor mill was, and yet they all shamelessly participated in it.”
“Rumors spread fast, and they grow. I know. You want to either deny them, or disarm them”