大だい本ほん営えい発はっ表ぴょう

noun

Imperial General Headquarters announcement; official announcement (often with a nuance of propaganda or unreliable information)

Originally referred to official announcements made by the Imperial General Headquarters during World War II, which were often propagandistic or misleading. In modern usage, it can refer to any official announcement that is perceived as unreliable or self-serving.

• 戦せん時じ中ちゅう、大だい本ほん営えい発はっ表ぴょうはしばしば事じ実じつと異ことなっていた。

  During the war, Imperial General Headquarters announcements often differed from the facts.

• 政せい府ふの説せつ明めいはまるで大だい本ほん営えい発はっ表ぴょうだ。

  The government's explanation is just like a propaganda announcement.