"Heard a rumor" was there to provide an estimate of how (un)reliable the information was. My hope was someone would be able to confirm it, and it was not my int

"Heard a rumor" was there to provide an estimate of how (un)reliable the information was. My hope was someone would be able to confirm it, and it was not my intent to pass it off as confirmed fact. Regardless, as the sibling poster noted, they have already been caught weakening standards.