factoid

• Nom désignant une information présentée comme un fait mais non vérifiée ou inventée, qui acquiert souvent une apparence de vérité par la répétition ou la publication ; il peut aussi s'agir d'une brève information souvent triviale dans un article de presse.

A noun referring to a piece of information that resembles a fact but is unverified or invented, often gaining credibility through repetition or publication; also used to describe a brief, often trivial news item.

1. Unverified or invented informationC1formal

   A piece of information that resembles a fact but is not verified, often invented, and gains credibility because it appears in print or is repeated widely.

   information non vérifiée

   • The article was full of factoids presented as real news.
   • Many factoids about historical figures are repeated without evidence.
   • He debunked the popular factoid that humans only use 10% of their brains.

   Synonymesapocryphafabricationfalsehoodfictionhearsayinventionmisinformationmythrumortall taleuntruthurban legend

   Antonymesfacttruthverity

2. Brief trivial news itemC1formal

   A short, often trivial piece of news or information, typically one sentence in length.

   petit fait divers

   • The newspaper's sidebar featured a factoid about the world's largest pizza.
   • She shared a factoid about the number of steps in the Eiffel Tower.
   • The magazine includes a daily factoid in its entertainment section.

   Synonymesfillernuggetone-linersnippettidbittrivia