We had a recent experience with some rumors a person in authority at a religious affiliated educational institution. No clue if the rumors are true as we don’t know the people involved well. But we did hear the words, “How can we make this go away?” Makes me very suspicious now.
Rumors about . . .
“But we did hear the words, “How can we make this go away?” Makes me very suspicious now.”
As it should! It should NOT be “How can we make this go away?” but “How do we get to the bottom of this?”.