(Telephone game) 1) “Um, our squadron torpedoed an obscure silhouette like a carrier. We saw a column of fire when we looked back.” 2) “Our navy torpedoed enemy's ships like carriers and damaged them.” 3) “Remarkable military gains. The enemy's carriers were hit and sank. Columns of fire on the sea were reflected in the sky.”
Enemy's task force has begun to run away to the east yesterday...Our navy engaged in a running battle with enemies...Now, we identified military results as below...
Sank: Seven aircraft carriers, one destroyer, three unidentified enemy ships, and...
Severely damaged: Two aircraft carriers, one battleship and...
The number of enemies' casualties is about ten-thousand and...
Home-front's efforts were realized.The number of enemy ships severely damaged is fifteen (including one battleship).Remarkable further military gains are expected.Nakajima B6N2 Tenzan Model 12Asahi Shimbun on October 16, 1944.Our navy attacked and sank seven aircraft carriers.Our navy made brilliant military gains by repeating the attacks on the enemy.Our navy defeated and ruined an enemy's carrier task force.Formosa Air Battle (Aerial Battle of Taiwan-Okinawa)
12-16 October 1944Announcement from Imperial General Headquarters on October 15, 1944.
After WW II, these words became the synonym of "The lie."