A portmanteau of "
phony fact", referring to a statement that is presented as factual but is actually
false or made-up, usually intended to deceive or confuse the listener with
misinformation.
A: "
Obama was born in
Kenya, 9/11 was an inside job, vaccines cause autism, Trump is a Christian... and I can prove it!"
B: "You
don't understand the difference between a PHACT you read online and an actual FACT."