11.   The Thai government denied reports it plans to gag the local media, saying it just wants journalists to refrain from spreading rumors.

12.   They accused police and others in the community of spreading rumors about him.

13.   Would C-Cube Microsystems have blamed the short-sellers for spreading rumors about its company if there had been no safe harbor?

14.   Young blames fellow Memphis businessman Roy Adams, a former friend, of spreading false rumors about him on the internet.

15.   Four face trial for spreading rumors on Internet.

16.   He accused Israel of spreading rumors, saying the alleged ultimatum was invented to scare off western reporters covering the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon.

17.   Hamami said irresponsible people had been spreading rumors about possible bombings in a bid to scare the public.

18.   He said the bookies had created panic in the city by spreading rumors of impending riots to drum up their business.

19.   Hutu extremists who had controlled the camps tried to keep the refugees from returning by spreading rumors that the new Tutsi-led government was killing returning Hutus.

20.   In July, Chavalit ordered police raids on two foreign brokerages because he said they were spreading rumors by fax that five Thai banks may fail.