If its just malicious gossip then it's having an effect.
On airliners.net someone has posted they work in a call centre and have been readied for an airline collapse.
Airplanes coming in from USA. Schedules being made (i always thought US airlines filed on the day from experience)
Surely there must be lift available in Europe?
Monarchs aircraft being parked on remote stands at MAN (is this normal - its cheaper )
I hope its just a wind up but the pace of the world wide web is more like the wild wild west