[muro]

Rumors = the author just made something up

[ziml77]

Similarly:

Leaks = the author just made something up, but now it ranks extra highly when someone searches for "[upcoming thing] leaks"

[Sohcahtoa82]

I hate the term "leak". It used to have meaning.

Now, it's either a fancy term for "announcement", or people use it synonymously with "rumor".