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My recollection from many years ago is that Norman Mailer coined "factoid" to refer that what looked like facts, were offered as facts, but weren't facts.
by cafard 3y ago
My recollection from many years ago is that Norman Mailer coined "factoid" to refer that what looked like facts, were offered as facts, but weren't facts.
- Linosaurus 3y agoYes, both meanings exists in dictionaries. Fortunately usage has consolidated. In my experience a factoid is generally intended to be true in (American?) English, but untrue in Swedish.
- andrelaszlo 3y agoAha, thank you for explaining why the American use of the word bothers me! I guess it became a false friend?