[2nd amendment mama]

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hear·say

ˈhirˌsā/

noun

noun: hearsay

1. information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor.

   "according to hearsay, Bob had managed to break his arm"

   synonyms:

   rumor, gossip, tittle-tattle, idle talk; More stories, tales; informalthe grapevine, scuttlebutt, loose lips "that's all hearsay, and I don't care to listen to such tripe"

   • Law

     the report of another person's words by a witness, usually disallowed as evidence in a court of law.

If a person actually sees something and testifies that is an "eye-witness" and that testimony is allowed. This person was on the plane and stated what he saw - not reporting what other people told him!!! EYEWITNESS.

eye·wit·ness

ˈīˌwitnəs/

noun

noun: eyewitness; plural noun: eyewitnesses; noun: eye-witness; plural noun: eye-witnesses

1. a person who has personally seen something happen and so can give a first-hand description of it.

   "eyewitness accounts of the London blitz"

   synonyms:

   observer, onlooker, witness, bystander, spectator, watcher, viewer, passerby, gawker; literarybeholder "several eyewitnesses were questioned by the police"

[RitaOK]

Yes, I corrected the usage in my reply, from the inadvertent space error, in my first comment. Thx.