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Originally Posted by tg_ambro
Let's say a news outlet runs the story "Dr. Kromm: World's greatest neurosurgeon?" Even if they correct that headline immediately in the story, people still hear that "Dr. Kromm = World's greatest neurosurgeon" which can be remembered as "fact" now.
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In fact it can be even more perverse than that; I saw some research a year or two back which suggested that negative statements work the same way. So after an article saying "Dr Kromm is not a neurosurgeon" many people will still associate the two concepts.