Hearsay
Part of speech: noun
Definition: information that was heard by one person about another evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
Example sentence: One of these days when I'm finished coaching at Alabama, I'll write an authorized book because there's only one expert on my life, and guess who that is... me. And there won't be any misinformation. There won't be any false statements. There won't be any hearsay. There won't be any expert analysis from anybody else. It will be the real deal.
Rumour
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.