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“…when a correction increases belief in the very misconception it is attempting to correct, and it is often used as a reason not to correct #misinformation. The current study aimed to test whether correcting misinformation increases belief more than a no-correction control.

The backfire effect after correcting misinformation is strongly associated with reliability The backfire effect is when a correction increases belief in the very misconception it is attempting to correct, and it is often used as a reason not to correct misinformation. The current study aimed...

Why #personalitycults can’t let go. When confronted with scientific facts, they take offense because they have formed a #falseidentity which takes precedence over their authentic self which they loathe.🧵
#MAGA
The #backfireeffect is
#RFK_Vaccines pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...