Despite widespread misconceptions, only the females of most dabbling ducks "quack".

Contrary to widespread misconceptions, Crapper did not invent the flush toilet.

Forget the widespread misconception that optimism and self-confidence are desirable traits, he says.

And they are all myths, reflecting widespread popular misconceptions about how language works.

Although a rather widespread misconception, the state leadership position title varied and none of them had an official "presidential" title.

A widespread misconception is the assumption that it is a variety of Dutch.

There is a widespread misconception that scientific journals examine the raw research data.

There is a widespread misconception that becoming a pop star means a lifetime of no work and all music and play.

One widespread public misconception is that a prison sentence of, for instance, two years actually means 24 months of jail time.

There's a widespread misconception that internal passports always exist for the purpose of controlling migration within a country.