A false rumor which said 'Next, the domain may issue that not to chant Buddhist invocation even in front of the gods' was spread due to the prohibited of Buddhist invocation in front of the gods and the suspiciousness of the domain, and the situation became as 'If one dog starts to howl by mistake, all the others in the neighborhood take up the cry'.
神前念仏の禁止が藩への不信感から「次は仏前でも念仏を唱えるなと言われるであろう」とのデマまで流布され、一犬虚に吠ゆれば万犬実を伝う状態となった。