factoids

noun

plural of factoid
as in superstitions

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  1. superstitions
  2. fallacies
  3. myths
  4. misconceptions
  5. falsehoods
  6. fictions
  7. untruths
  8. illusions
Noun
  • Dafoe’s Thomas Wake is the film’s Proteus figure, a salty old lighthouse keeper who speaks like someone out of ancient myth, dispensing prophecies and superstitions.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
  • These are the words of Argentina President Javier Milei who was busy explaining his superstitions to a local radio show after watching his nation make the World Cup final.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of superstitions
Noun
  • Understanding vicious cycles and logical fallacies.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • While counting the president’s fallacies has become routine, the ideological subservience of his senior-most cabinet members and advisors this term has given the public reason to second-guess statements and data issued by them or their offices.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of fallacies
Noun
  • Three Myths About The Streamlined Program Even expats who learn the program exists often hesitate, usually because of three myths.
    — Nathalie Goldstein, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Like all myths, that of Medusa plays upon the riddle of origins.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of myths
Noun
  • One of the most damaging misconceptions in M&A is that culture can be addressed after the transaction is completed.
    — Amit Jain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This is one of the most common misconceptions that beginner foragers have about types of edible mushrooms.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of misconceptions
Noun
  • Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As Nora’s speech and Catherine’s kind moments suggest, characters’ actions don’t consistently reflect their overall moral stance, which is often based on misunderstandings and falsehoods, its validity unknowable even to them.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026
Definition of falsehoods
Noun
  • The ultimate object of these fictions is disorientation, more than belief.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Invasion fictions tended to spring up in response to each new form of invasion panic.
    — Ivan Kreilkamp, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2026
Definition of fictions
Noun
  • And there are lies, so many untruths that one doesn’t know who to root for.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • Skills such as digital literacy and being aware of AI’s biases and untruths are on one side of the coin.
    — Al Kingsley MBE, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of untruths
Noun
  • The rise of Black power influenced Chicano activism, and many Mexican Americans increasingly shed illusions that they could be seen as white, at least legally so, and rejected assimilationist impulses.
    — Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Neither of them, however, had any illusions about his prospects.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of illusions
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