factoid
factoid · factoids
фактоид
Faktoid
An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition,…An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media.
/ˈfæk.tɔɪd/
Meaning
2 sensesAn inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media.
Faktoid
факто́идfaktóid
(US)An interesting item of trivia; a minor fact.
More definitions
- 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
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
inaccurate statement believed to be true:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
inaccurate statement believed to be true:
Origin
From fact + -oid (“similar, but not the same”); coined by American writer Norman Mailer inFrom fact + -oid (“similar, but not the same”); coined by American writer Norman Mailer in 1973 in Marilyn: A Biography, defined as "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".
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plural: factoidsSynonyms
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