factoid

• Substantivo que designa uma informação que parece um fato, mas é não verificada ou inventada, muitas vezes ganhando aparência de verdade por ser repetida ou publicada; também se usa para se referir a uma notícia curta e frequentemente trivial.

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.

   Fatoide

   • 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.

   Sinônimosapocryphafabricationfalsehoodfictionhearsayinventionmisinformationmythrumortall taleuntruthurban legend

   Antônimosfacttruthverity

2. Brief trivial news itemC1formal

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

   Notícia curta e trivial

   • 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.

   Sinônimosfillernuggetone-linersnippettidbittrivia