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  1. 錯誤以訛傳訛不正訊息繼續傳播下去··三五》:以訛傳訛紛然使深閨凶信悽愴。」紅樓夢·一回》:古往今來以訛傳訛好事者故意古蹟愚人。」

to spread falsehoods, to increasingly distort the truth, to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)​
Unwahrheiten verbreiten (Sprichw)​