A friend of a friend

The friend of your friend may have conveyed completely accurate information about a real event.

A friend told me about a friend of his who saw a space ship. My friend may have been completely accurate in his report and his friend may have been completely accurate.

I have heard a lot of chisme over the years. Some of it seemed unbelievable. Some of the seemingly incredible was unbelievable for a reason; it wasn’t true. Some of it turned out to be accurate.

I’m not from Minnesota, which I understand is the “Show Me” state. But still, I would have more confidence if there were some independent confirmation.