Repetition increases perceived truth equally for plausible and implausible statements
Repetition increases perceived truth equally for plausible and implausible statements
Lisa K. Fazio,David G. Rand,Gordon Pennycook
2019 · DOI: 10.3758/s13423-019-01651-4
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review · 129 Citations
TLDR
The results indicate that the illusory truth effect is highly robust and occurs across all levels of plausibility, therefore, even highly implausible statements will become more plausible with enough repetition.