factoid

English Thesaurus

1. a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	news item,
definition	:	an item in a newspaper (noun.communication)

2. something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	info, information,
definition	:	a message received and understood (noun.communication)