retractshadow
/rɪˈtræktˌʃædəʊ/nounVerified NewThe asymmetry by which a retraction reaches a fraction of the audience of the claim it corrects, leaving the correction permanently outpaced.
The claim travels at feed speed and the retraction walks. Years later the belief is common knowledge and its correction is a footnote nobody has seen.
Etym. — retract + shadow — the correction as the shadow the claim casts: same shape, slower, and darker.
Rel. — beliefscar
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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