This is part 1 of a 2-part series on the illusory truth effect and its use in political propaganda. “If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that ...

The Department of Truth is set in a world where, if enough people believe it, a conspiracy theory will manifest and become reality. For example, in one storyline, the characters have to hunt down ...

It’s deeply disconcerting to read the news each morning and find oneself thinking that the true prophet of our current condition is Lewis Carroll, the creator of Alice in Wonderland. Each day brings ...

Rachel E. Bowen receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Gerda Henkel Foundation. The U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attacks is resuming ...