common myth
Widely believed fiction
A common myth is a widely believed falsehood—something many people accept as true despite lacking evidence or being demonstrably false.
The phrase often introduces corrections: It's a common myth that we only use ten percent of our brains.
Common myths persist through repetition, intuitive appeal, or cultural tradition rather than factual basis.
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- urban legendUnverified viral story
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
- fableMoral tale with animals
superstition · old wives tale · debunked · fact check · urban · tale · tall tale · belief · popular belief · widespread · false · popular · old wives · rumor · lore · ancient · perpetuated · passed down
- Misconceptionsmisconception, fallacy, false belief, mistaken belief, misbelief
- folk wisdomproverb, folklore, folk sayings, saying, proverbs
common mythmatter of record
Officially documented fact
common knowledge · truism · accepted truth · hard evidence · objective reality
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