false report; fabricated report
Refers to a report or statement that is intentionally untrue or misleading. Often used in legal, official, or journalistic contexts.
Making a false report to the police is punishable.
The newspaper was criticized for publishing a false report.
虚偽 means 'falsehood' or 'untruth' in general, while 虚偽報告 specifically refers to a false report or statement.
報告 is a neutral 'report'; 虚偽報告 adds the element of intentional falsehood.
Compound of 虚偽 (falsehood) and 報告 (report). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.