虚きょ伝でん

noun

false rumor; unfounded report

A rumor or report that is not true; often used in contexts where information is later found to be baseless.

• その話はなしは虚きょ伝でんだと分わかった。

  That story turned out to be a false rumor.

• 虚きょ伝でんに惑まどわされないように注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  We must be careful not to be misled by unfounded reports.