Rchilut = reporting to someone what others have said or done against them. i.e. "Mr. Z told me you are dishonest and cannot be trusted" or "Your sister stole your shoes".

 

Lesson 1

If you hear the same piece of rchilut from two or more people, you are still not allowed to believe it.

 

If there is a widespread rumor that a specific person has maligned you, you are still not allowed to accept this rumor as truth.

 

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You may not believe rchilut even if you hear it from a trustworthy person. Again, if you need to know the information for practical reasons, then you can be on your guard, but cannot accept the information as truth.

 

You are not allowed to believe rchilut even if someone incidentally related it to you in the course of a conversation without any intent to cause ill-will.