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Strengthening of beliefs when confronted with contradictory evidence. Evidence against your position is obviously fake news.
Makes misinformation nearly impossible to correct and explains why political polarisation increases with more information.
This effect is stronger for political and religious beliefs, making fact-checking sometimes counterproductive.
"Statistically speaking, you're probably wrong about statistics. And about speaking, for that matter."