Professional Rumor-Maker Turns Property Owner by Selling Gossip
Mian Nadeem | September 12, 2026
A 69-year-old woman from Colombia has become a professional rumor-maker, earning money by selling gossip. Miriam, from Colombia’s Quindio region, claims her rumour-selling business is booming. She buys properties using the proceeds from her unique profession.
"I charge 5,000 to 10,000 Colombian pesos for rumors; the most expensive sold for 700,000 pesos," she reveals in an interview. Miriam believes rumor-making runs in her blood and has made it her livelihood.
She continues, "I love gossip and I am a professional rumour maker." She sits in local tea shops, absorbing information to fuel her business.
Despite competition from others trying to copy her model, Miriam stresses the importance of accuracy, never sharing rumors without evidence. Known as the "Queen of Gossip," she helps conceal people’s secrets for a price.
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