If enough people spread a rumor, it can be mistakenly believed as truth, similar to 'three men make a tiger'.
小道消息传来传去，久而久之，竟让大家都信以为真，真是三言讹虎啊
The gossip spread around, and over time, everyone actually believed it to be true. It really shows how repeated rumors can be mistaken for fact.
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