true-believer syndrome

See also: true believer syndrome

English

Etymology

Coined by M. Lamar Keene in his 1976 book The Psychic Mafia.

Noun

true-believer syndrome (uncountable)

A phenomenon in which witnesses to a staged event continue to believe in its authenticity even after it has been debunked.

Further reading

true-believer syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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