Noun
Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show.
See Buncombe.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOne of the biggest pieces of bunkum shoved down the American throat was the story of the 1929 Italian election. For this I cannot blame my colleagues. George Seldes
Yes, Michael Madsen — Hollywood maverick of Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs — turns out in this bizarre piece of bunkum passed off as a thriller, sharing near-parallel footage with the top-billed Anushka Shetty and R. Madhavan. Source: Internet
The Communist Party of China is lying about coronavirus but the Left only cares about Boris JohnsonAll those graphs showing the death rates by country for Coronavirus Covid-19 are bunkum. Source: Internet