Common logic is all you need to make such conclusion - you really think she will say anything other than that PR crock of shit after that Ciri BAME idiocy and fan backlash?

The BAME thing was always a rumor ... 

On the one hand we have the testimony of Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich herself and correct me if I'm wrong but didn't she say that she wants to stay as truthful to the books as possible befor all those rumors about a bame Ciri came up, and on the other hand we have your "common logic" aka your feelings.

I'm not really convinced so far.

Yeah, well, I have no intention of even trying to convince you in anything, but in my book it passes the duck test, so it's enough for me.

You just described exactly what a rumor is. 

Yes, you are

In retrospective were the casting calls off all the other characters they casted also posted on this site? If not, that would have been suspicious.

I don't understand why people act like something isn't a "rumor" if it's just more reliable. That doesn't mean it's not a rumor, it just means it's more likely to be true. While the definition of rumor can mean something that's hard to trust, I think most people just mean something that is unconfirmed as being true (which is a legitimate definition for the word). I remember when people thought it was set in stone that the Switch would launch at $250 with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon ReFresh on day one because Laura Kate Dale was such a reliable source. Didn't happen.

Oh, and if it was an "an official casting" wouldn't that mean it's not a rumor? Or do you mean an official casting site? Because that doesn't really change the fact that it was never confirmed.