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- Factoid abstract "Factoid is a short fabricated statement which is, in reality, unverified or false or spurious, but which is presented to appear as a true fact. The term was coined originally in 1973 as a neologism by American writer Norman Mailer to mean a "piece of information that becomes accepted as a fact even though it’s not actually true, or an invented fact believed to be true because it appears in print." Since then, the term has evolved from its original meaning, in common usage, and has assumed other meanings, particularly being used to describe a brief or trivial item of news or information.".