What is the meaning of phrase this is stranger than fiction?

Answer 1

Fiction is the term used to describe something that has not happened, but made up for the sake of a story or some other purpose. "Stranger than fiction" refers to things that are true, but seem less probable than even a fictional (made-up) account would be. Often, these factual stories are considered by people to be too strange to be falsely created or imagined, hence stranger than something made-up or "stranger than fiction."

Answer 2

The phrase "stranger than fiction" means that something is so unbelievable or unusual that it surpasses what one would expect to find in a fictional story. It implies that real-life events can sometimes be more surprising or extraordinary than anything an author could imagine.