The #backfireeffect 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 to test whether correcting misinformation increases belief more than a no-correction control.
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9283209/
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 to test whether correcting misinformation ...

PubMed Central (PMC)
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