More specifically the person assumes that something was common knowledge but everyone he/she ask proves otherwise. Initially the person asking makes fun of the people for not knowing.
Might be a stretch to ask, but who knows.
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Sign up to join this communityMore specifically the person assumes that something was common knowledge but everyone he/she ask proves otherwise. Initially the person asking makes fun of the people for not knowing.
Might be a stretch to ask, but who knows.
"Discredited" seems like a good word choice for the situation you appear to describe (a "know-it-all" who actually doesn't know "it" all).