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Incorporating false information into memory after an event. Memory is like a Wikipedia page that anyone can edit.
Compromises eyewitness testimony, spreads false narratives, and explains why memories become less reliable over time.
People can develop completely false memories of events that never happened, and these false memories feel just as real as true ones.
"Your memory is basically Wikipedia if Wikipedia could edit itself while you weren't looking."