nonfact

noun

non·​fact ˌnän-ˈfakt How to pronounce nonfact (audio)
: something (such as a statement) that is not a fact : something that is presented as a fact but is not factual
… providing historical and conceptual background that we will find useful in judging the present torrents of facts … and nonfacts moving in opposite directions.Murray Sayle

Examples of nonfact in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Congress has the power to overturn these nonfact-based, ideologically driven CFPB rules and needs to do so. WSJ, 18 July 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonfact was in 1646

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“Nonfact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfact. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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