Rumors in military organizations are rampant at all times. They spread rapidly.

Rumors confirm themselves when duly circulated.

the best way to ensure that a message gets communicated throughout an organization is to spread rumors about it.

As the landscape changed from brown to green, the army awakened, and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors.

Wild rumours abound, wherever there is any adequate reality for them to cling to.

Rumors are an excellent way to keep your employees nervous and edgy, which is similar to being alert. Actually, it's better. When they're alert they realize what you're doing to them and they resist. But when they're edgy they work like crazed bumblebees and die of stress before they become cynical. In other words, everyone wins.

Rumor is rarely more interesting than fact, but it is always more readily available.

The military posts vengeance on their websites, and seeks publicity for their displays of inhumanity.

Revolutions are ideal times for soldiers with a lot of wit — and the courage to act.

These rumors do not circulate in all directions, but essentially from the top to the bottom of society. The rather sophisticated presentations, the apparently serious references that seem to justify their origins, and their distinguished proponents provide food for amplifications serving diverse interests and psychological biases in all layers of society.

mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy

A skilled persuader who understands both social media and the news business can easily stir the pot to create an advantage through chaos.

Local gossip travels faster than light.

They say that even bad publicity is good publicity.