Nigeria, July 28 -- A random post on social media once pulled me in like a headline too good to scroll past. It declared that "gossip dies when it hits a wise person's ears" and went on to claim that "rumors are started by haters, carried by fools, and believed by idiots." Predictably, it had amassed waves of likes, comments, and approving emojis-likely fueled by growing frustration over fake news, misinformation, and scandalous headlines that sneak their way even into the most respectable institutions.

But I paused. Something didn't sit right.

While the quote clearly aimed to promote restraint, dignity, and maturity in the face of hearsay, I couldn't bring myself to agree with it entirely. I commented under the post, almost instinctive...