"mock-factual"

[Jonathan Lighter]

I find less than a dozen Gogle hits for this, but the concept seems to be chillingly useful :

"State-of-the-art computer graphics integrated with mock-factual sources make for a horrifyingly realistic build-up to the eruption and the climax itself. Then the devastating aftermath across the globe is revealed – environmentally, politically, economically and socially – as viewers glimpse the future and a post-apocalyptic world."  --bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/supervolcano/programme.shtml

The show is an invitation to fear the paroxysmal explosion of a bubbling supervolcano under Yellowstone.  Such an eruption may be inevitable within the next 100,000 years or so.

"Mock-factual" appears to mean "imaginary but plausible enough for the purpose of securing viewers."   Or something in that general domain.

Bevare !  Take care !

JL

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