Used to report information from a specific source, such as a person, report, or forecast. Often interchangeable with によれば.
See also: によれば
天気予報によると、明日は雨が降るそうです。
According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
彼の話によると、会議は来週に延期され
According to him, the meeting has been postponed to next week.
Compound of the particle に, the verb よる (依る, 'to depend on'), and the conjunctive particle と.