Hyper Tech's Employees Were Told to Attend an Upcoming Mandatory

Hyper Tech's employees were told to attend an upcoming mandatory meeting at which the CEO would be making an important announcement. One employee heard from another that the CEO would be announcing the acquisition of a competitor; however, there was no concrete information on what led to that suspicion. This information would be characterized as

A) jargon.
B) rumor.
C) noise.
D) distortion.
E) bias.