FACTOID
- a brief news item [n FACTOIDS]
- a statement said so often that it is believed to be true [n -S]
- may also refer to an invented fact believed to be true because it appears in print.
- insignificant or trivial fact
- is a brief and usually trivial fact.
- something fictitious or unsubstantiated that is presented as fact, devised esp. to gain publicity and accepted because of constant repetition