true-believer syndrome
Meaning
Noun
- A phenomenon in which witnesses to a staged event continue to believe in its authenticity even after it has been debunked.
Origin
- Coined by M. Lamar Keene in his 1976 book The Psychic Mafia.
Modern English dictionary
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