What’s the answer because i don’t know it

The answer is either Authority or Evidence but I am 87.8% sure that the answer is evidence because it is talking about that it is leading evidence to the girls ugly speculation about there character.

Therefore your answer would be,

Evidence

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)