Waiting for multiple years between seasons is a surefire way to exacerbate the gossip circuit, and Amazon Studios’ protracted time between “The Rings of Power” Seasons 1 and 2 hasn’t helped keep the leaks from getting out. The delay is understandable, particularly with the writers’ and actors’ strikes disrupting the entire industry during that time.

Nevertheless, as Season 2 approaches, it appears that the studio is clamping down on the rumors once and for all. According to Fellowship of Fan’s statement, “From what we understand this attempt was to catch out people who were leaking in the crew and to make sure in future that outlets would be leaking out wrong information.”

Fellow of Fans adds that its internal review will result in a list of headlines and bigger scoops that it can confirm are still true — presumably as much so as anything ever is in the vague, uncertain world of third-party leaks and rumors. Many rumors are older than the six-month time span in the report, as well. However, in light of the information inaccuracies revealed in the report itself, there’s no knowing if that time span is accurate or if it stretches even further back.

Of course, if this new scoop is true, the tactic of spreading false information itself is not. “Game of Thrones” went as far as filming entire fake scenes to throw off the paparazzi. The Russo Brothers kept fans guessing about how they were lying about “Avengers: Endgame” in promotional material. The question is: What “Rings of Power” rumors will hold up when Season 2 arrives … and which ones were based on deliberate misinformation?