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counterfactual

mastery

UK /ˌkaʊn.tə(ɹ)ˈfæk.tʃu.əl/ US /ˌkaʊntɚˈfæktʃuəl/nounadj

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What is the meaning of 'counterfactual' in the following sentence?

The article described a leaderless disinformation campaign, with claims leaping from conspiracy theorists to state propagandists to alternative-media outlets and back—an ecosystem I call the Counterfactual Community.