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Re:Internet Explorer is evil (1996) by Semaphor on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @12:14PM (#26400962)
> A factoid is either a false statement presented as a fact, or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.

-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factoid

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Re:Internet Explorer is evil (1996) by Lammy on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @12:56PM (#26401471)
Keep scrolling! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factoid#Versus_factlet
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Re:Internet Explorer is evil (1996) by NoSorryCannot on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @01:37PM (#26402014)
The proverbial ship had sailed on this one. Factlet would be a conspicuous alternative.

Favor the meaning people actually use and let the history of factoid be an interesting factoid.

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