“There were Carson rumors, too, spread in part by certain Trumpsters here. Brain sponges, cultism, pyramid schemes. Now? All gone! Immaculated! Gossip-mill re-directed to new boogieman.”
Exactly, although, I think you lend it too much credibility by calling it a gossip-mill. Gossipers will tell you who they heard the gossip from.
Good point. Anonymous gossip is lame. :-)