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Tom Jacobs - The Persuasive Power of Repeated Falsehoods New research finds repeated false statements are more likely to be perceived as truthful, even when we have enough knowledge to contradict them.

Since this "Illusory Truth Effect" was first noted in the late 1970s, it has been widely assumed that this ploy is effective only on people…
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US military officers guilty of 'dishonesty and deception' at all levels, finds damning official report

A damning official report claims dishonesty within the U.S. military is so endemic that everyone assumes they are being lied to at all times. The…
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