factoid

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An interesting item of trivia

An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media

something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print

a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print

a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item

Usage Problem. A small insignificant fact, but still interesting

{i} unproven or untrue piece of information that is presented as fact and is widely believed

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factoids

plural of factoid

Etimoloji

() fact +‎ -oid; coined by Norman Mailer|Norman Mailer]] in Marilyn (1973): "facts which have no existence before appearing in a magazine or newspaper, creations which are not so much lies as a product to manipulate emotion in the Silent Majority".