噂は本当

the rumor is true

→ 噂
phrase Uncommon #19,022
the rumor is true 噂 can also be written as うわさ. The phrase is often followed by か, かもしれない, だと思う, or ではない to express questions, uncertainty, opinions, or negation.
JA: その噂は本当だった。
EN: The rumor was true.

その噂は本当ではない

That rumor isn't true.

一体その噂は本当なのだろうか

I wonder if that rumor is really true.

その噂は本当かもしれない

That rumor might be true.

この噂は本当かしら

I wonder if this rumor is true.

じゃあ噂は本当なんだ

So the rumor is true after all.

— マレーナ (2000)

この噂は本当だと思う

I think this rumor is true.