unfact

American  

[uhn-fakt] / ʌnˈfækt /

noun

Informal.

1. a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.

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Etymology

Origin of unfact

First recorded in 1885–90; un- ¹ + fact

Example Sentences

But the unfact is stated for a purpose: here the Reviewer mounts the high horse and poses as the Magister Morum per excellentiam.

From Project Gutenberg

This is the usual half-truth and whole unfact.

From Project Gutenberg

The term was a pure invention of Abyssinian Bruce who was well aware of the unfact he was propagating, but his inordinate vanity and self-esteem, contrasting so curiously with many noble qualities, especially courage and self-reliance, tempted him to this and many other a traveller's tale.

From Project Gutenberg