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Factoid (en.wikipedia.org)
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A factoid was originally defined to mean a false statement presented as a fact.[1][2] In colloquial speech, it is often used to mean a true but brief or trivial item of news or information (which can be less ambiguously described as a "factlet").

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[–] [S] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I saw someone use factoid in a manner that I thought was the opposite of the definition. Merriam-Webster has 2 contradictory definitions for it, which I thought was neat. The wiki adds a bit of nuance to the shift in definition, which in itself is a factoid.

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