Trum-poc-ry-phal
/trumpäkrəfəl/
adjective
self-serving and/or crowd-pleasing statement (or tweet) of doubtful sincerity of intent, although expressed as a solemn promise, widely circulated and accepted as such but one that carries with it little or no realistic expectation (by the speaker or, increasingly, the listener) in the likelihood of its fullfilment and (at a maximum) mimimal effort to conceal its core falsity.
(See also, newly coined variant of expression "Talking through his hat," "Talking through his hair".)
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