Let's put it this way....the substance of the rumour has apparently been confirmed by a number of separate and distinct sources, the accuracy of which has been qualified by the various posters. In the intelligence biz (and don't think for one moment that this is not exactly the same) information from a confidential source is only a rumour but when that same information is repeated by one or more other trusted sources that rumour meter swings closer and closer to FACT and further away from FICTION. Based on what has been posted, I would think that there is definitely a growing possibility that there is substance to what has been posted.