Misinformation leaves residual traces in memory even after correction

Evidence

But it’s not just Holocaust denial: we now know that misinformation lives on and leaves observable traces behind in the brain’s memory network. We call it the continued influence of misinformation. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 241

Categorization

• DEFINE: Names and defines the ‘continued influence of misinformation’ effect.
• XREF: connects to: Misinformation hijacks cognitive machinery and resists correction like a virus — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 22; Retroactive exposure to misleading content fabricates detailed memories of impossible events — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 81; Explicitly retracted misinformation still leaks into memory representations and answers — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 251 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Explicitly retracted misinformation still leaks into memory representations and answers #corroborates (1.00) — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 251
• Awareness of a correction does not stop misinformation from infecting related memories #corroborates (0.98)
• Correcting misinformation may be ineffective because people continue using it #corroborates (0.90) — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 249
• Retractions fail partly because the brain engages model-updating less when corrections challenge prior beliefs #expands (0.78) — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 279
• Factual correction of conspiracism usually fails or backfires #qualifies (0.75) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 119
• Self-reported fake news exposure is mostly false memory rather than real contact #complicates (0.72) — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 518