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+# CORPUS-0008
+## Rumor Is Uncertain Information
+### Status: Training Corpus Seed
+### Layer: Layer_0--Primitive_Facts
+### Purpose: Teach that rumor is incomplete information, not simply falsehood
+### Repository Path: docs/training/corpus/Layer_0--Primitive_Facts/CORPUS-0008-rumor-is-uncertain-information.md
+
+---
+
+## 0. Principle
+
+Rumor is uncertain information.
+
+A rumor may be true, false, partial, outdated, exaggerated, or shaped by the interests of the speaker.
+
+A trader should not ask only whether a rumor is true.  
+He should ask what changes while people believe it.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Roman-Visible Example
+
+A porter says a bronze forge has burned.
+
+This may mean:
+
+- the whole forge burned
+- one shed burned
+- smoke was seen nearby
+- stock was moved before the fire
+- a rival wants people to believe the forge is ruined
+- the story is true but already stale
+
+The trader does not yet know the truth.
+
+But prices, fear, and behavior may begin moving before truth is confirmed.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Minimal Rumor Structure
+
+A rumor has at least:
+
+1. a source
+2. a claim
+3. a confidence level
+4. a path of transmission
+5. a possible motive
+6. a time delay
+7. an effect on behavior
+
+Rumor is not only speech.  
+Rumor is speech that may change action.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Incorrect Modern Assumption
+
+Incorrect assumption:
+
+> A rumor is useless unless it is confirmed true.
+
+Correction:
+
+> A rumor can be useful before confirmation if it changes prices, queues, trust, fear, or urgency.
+
+A false rumor may still create a real temporary market effect.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Simulation Use
+
+This principle supports:
+
+- rumor quality
+- source credibility
+- uncertainty
+- false opportunities
+- early action
+- delayed confirmation
+- market reaction
+- actor-specific interpretation
+
+The model should not treat rumor as either pure truth or pure noise.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Canonical Test
+
+If the model sees:
+
+> There is a rumor that the forge burned.
+
+It must ask:
+
+- who said it?
+- what exactly was claimed?
+- who has seen evidence?
+- who benefits if the rumor is believed?
+- how old is the report?
+- what prices may move before confirmation?
+- what action becomes possible because others are uncertain?
+
+Only then can the rumor be evaluated.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Success Condition
+
+If the model stops treating rumor as falsehood and starts treating rumor as uncertain information with economic effects, this file is functioning correctly.