When an individual is repeatedly exposed to the same piece of information, they may begin to believe that they had been exposed to the information earlier in their life than it actually was, misattributing their memories and the source of their information. 



New York University

If the individual is repeatedly exposed to the same false story, the trustworthiness and plausibility of the story would increase. 


False Stories Exposure and Plausibility


Polage, D. C. (2012). Making up History: False Memories of Fake News Stories. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 8(2), 245-250. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v8i2.456

Making up History: False Memories of Fake News Stories

The result from the experiment can suggest that when an individual is simply repeatedly exposed to a piece of misinformation, the belief of the individual in that piece of information may increase. 


Learn Before

Related