I have known people who like to 'know' what is going on and who are often very wrong about their facts. I have an older neighbor who sometimes comes to very strange conclusions based on what she sees, but she passes her conclusions off as facts.

Instead of saying that she saw the police outside Mary's house, she says that Mary's son was arrested again for dealing drugs. If you knew Mary's son, that would be a reasonable assumption, but all that actually happened is that my neighbor saw a police car in the vicinity of Mary's house. Just as often as not, her assumption is wrong.

I wonder if your friend does the same thing, making incorrect inferences and then sharing them with you in an effort to be friendly?

I would just remember that she is probably sharing similar stories about you with other people!