Reported
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).
Example sentence: One of my staff members told me that after the release of the film, whenever a custodial death is reported, people say - 'Another 'Visaranai.' This is the kind of change that I am looking for; it should hit you hard.
Rumored
Part of speech: verb
Definition: (usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Widely reported without strong evidence.