Associations to the word «Factoid»

Wiktionary

FACTOID, noun. An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media.
FACTOID, noun. An interesting item of trivia.

Dictionary definition

FACTOID, noun. Something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print.
FACTOID, noun. A brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan