How to tell official GTA news from rumours: a five-step checklist
Reviewed: 2026-10-29
Why this is needed
GTA VI is one of the most discussed games of the decade, and the amount of unverified information around it is large. Videos, screenshots and posts spread quickly, and a confident tone is not evidence.
The checklist
1. Find the primary source. Official news appears on Rockstar Newswire or in Take-Two's investor material. If an article does not link to either, treat it as reported at best.
2. Check the date. Old statements are often republished as new. Look at the date of the original statement, not the date of the post.
3. Separate the quote from the interpretation. "Take-Two reaffirmed the date" is a fact; "the game is definitely not delayed" is an interpretation.
4. Be careful with numbers. Pre-order counts, budgets and sales figures that do not come from the company are guesses.
5. Ask who benefits. Accounts that earn from clicks or from selling guides have a reason to exaggerate.
The labels we use
Official: the company said it. Reported: the press says so and we have not seen the original. Rumour: it circulates without confirmation. Not announced: nothing about it has been said. Unverified: we cannot confirm it, so we do not treat it as true.
Every fact on our GTA hub carries one of these labels, a date and, when there is one, a source.
What we do not publish
We do not publish leaked material, unconfirmed maps, mission lists or statistics, or cheats and exploits for online games. If you find a mistake, write to us at contact@gamemur.com and we will correct it.