True-believer-syndrome Definition

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

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Alternative spelling of true-believer syndrome.
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Origin of True-believer-syndrome

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

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