There is a rumour going around.
Rumour has it that you're dating the king.
A rumour can be a dangerous thing in the wrong hands. Like the hands of the Daily Mail.
Rumor has it that you are trying to get strangers to do your homework for you. The one-word sentence "Rumor!" would be a response to receiving information that you do not believe to be true.
A boy spread a rumor during class today.
That was such a credulous rumor.
I hate it when people start rumors! Always check facts before believing a rumor. A rumor told me that a girl in her class is about to become a famous actress in a new movie next week.
A canard is basically a rumor or story. A good sentence for this word would be, the canard is that kids will become violent from playing video games too much.
The media irresponsibly reported an unconfirmed rumor, causing an unnecessary, widespread panic. The word widespread is an adjective, and the word extensive is a synonym.
Students spread a nasty rumor about the teacher. The nasty rumor almost got a good teacher fired.
Perpetuated means to keep a rumor going. She perpetuated the story about him by repeating it to anyone who would listen, is an example of using perpetuated in a sentence.
After she married the convicted drug dealer, she was completely ostracized by her family.
She felt her stomach become queasy as the rumor began to permeate throughout the school. They hoped their message would permeate.
She knew she shouldn't promulgate the rumor, but it was just too juicy. The word promulgate is a verb, and some synonyms include disseminate and communicate.
I believe you want the word 'rumor'.