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common misconception
Statement popularly believed but which is known to be false in reliable sources
Also known as popular misconception · common misbelief · contrary to popular belief · incorrect popular belief · widely believed but untrue · widely believed but false
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All data
27 statements · 4% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Different from
- fallacy
- hoax criterion used: intention
- rumor criterion used: verification
- common knowledge criterion used: truth
- misnomer
- disinformation criterion used: intention
- Opposite of
- common knowledge criterion used: truth
On other databases
7 identifiers linking common misconception across the web's reference databases