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Full Fact / Amy Sippitt / Mar 20
“Our new review, published today, finds that the backfire effect is in fact rare, not the norm — and suggests factchecking does help inform people. It finds that, while backfire may occur in some cases, generally debunking can make people’s beliefs in specific claims more accurate.”
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