Proof and Rumor

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Proof noun - Something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim.

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Rumor is an antonym for proof.

Nearby Words: proofed, proofing

Rumor noun - Information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy.

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Proof is an antonym for rumor in talk about supposed truth topic.

Nearby Words: rumour, rumored, rumoured, rumoring

There's also a popular rumor that Fabian Necieza (who wrote 48 out of the 50 issues) referred to it as a romance story, but no actual proof was ever given to it.

Source: Word of Gay
Apparently Armored Core 4 had one which added two more NEXTs to fight in the Simulation (one of which was apparently Nineball) but it's most likely an Internet rumor since there's no proof anywhere.

Source: Video Game / Armored Core
Alas no one seems to have any concrete proof to where this rumor originates.

Source: Urban Legend of Zelda

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