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