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People think of fruits as having to be sweet and tomatoes are acidic and are used like non-fruit vegetables in cooking so I can see why someone who hasn't thought about botanical definitions would think that way.
That's kinda strange, I was taught in school that tomato was a fruit so that's what I always went with. As to why, I honestly have no idea and wouldn't be able to argue
Botanically fruit is basically defined as anything with a seed in it.
Although I think botanically vegetable is defined as edible plant matter, so strictly speaking all fruits are vegetables but not all vegetables are fruits.