Factoid

Etymology

 * coined by 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".

Noun

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

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 * 1)  An interesting item of trivia.