In June 2005 Britain's public-health minister described talk of such a ban as "false speculation".
MR. MISAMORE disputed that any cash was being drained from Yukos, describing it as "absolutely false" speculation.
Every so often a new name is put forward and, in their playful way, the Top Gear stars and producers refuse to confirm or deny, or, alternatively and for the sheer hell of it, they confirm false speculation, as they apparently did in the case of Michael Schumacher.
As Kirkwood was a resident at a maternity hospital, his presence led to false speculation that Simpson was pregnant, and even that she was having an abortion.
On their first day returning to work, Lauren informs Whitney of false speculation regarding a sex tape involving herself and her ex-boyfriend Jason Wahler.
He has demanded on Twitter that his name be cleared, over the weekend tweeting to ESPN: "shame on you for attaching my name to false speculation.
Despite Curie's fame as a scientist working for France, the public's attitude tended toward xenophobia the same that had led to the Dreyfus affair which also fuelled false speculation that Curie was Jewish.
In response to Wylie's statements, C.A. accused him of spreading "false information, speculation, and completely unfounded conspiracy theories".
"It is a scandal for a foreign minister to post such a tweet based on false news or speculation," the Turkish foreign minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, said in televised comments, adding the Swedish ambassador to Ankara had been summoned to his ministry.
CNN, the New York Post and others ran headlines about the Boston marathon bombing that later proved false, probably because speculation had been fuelled on Twitter and Reddit, a social news site.Conscientious reporters will examine users' past posts to see if they have obvious political biases and to check that they are where they claim to be.
