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false claim that is repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact or common knowledge
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factoid

Summary

factoid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • factoid's subclass of is recorded as common misconception[2].
  • factoid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/032sr[3].
  • factoid's facet of is recorded as misinformation[4].
  • factoid's different from is recorded as hoax[5].
  • factoid's different from is recorded as factlet[6].
  • factoid's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779288309[7].

Why It Matters

factoid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[1] factoid has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] factoid is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). factoid. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/factoid
MLA “factoid.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/factoid.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_factoid_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{factoid}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/factoid}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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