illusory-truth effect¶
The. (1977). illusory-truth effect.
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Mechanisms¶
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- The instinct is to publish a rebuttal titled "No, the vaccine does NOT contain a microchip." That headline repeats the rumor verbatim and, read quickly or half-remembered a week later, can leave the association vaccine–microchip stronger than before — the familiarity backfire trap.
This sourceIt is why a correction that prominently restates the falsehood can leave the falsehood stronger; the standard corrective is to foreground the true frame and minimize repetition of the false one.
- The instinct is to publish a rebuttal titled "No, the vaccine does NOT contain a microchip." That headline repeats the rumor verbatim and, read quickly or half-remembered a week later, can leave the association vaccine–microchip stronger than before — the familiarity backfire trap.
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