How repeated disinformation can lead to false views of social consensus.
Reposting link to my latest blog post for anyone who wisely took the weekend away from social media.
@irahyman.bsky.socialMy latest blog post for Psychology Today.
People have false beliefs on social consensus. The illusory social consensus effect is important for work on disinfo.
I started from a recent paper by @maddyjalbert.bsky.social and @rmpillai.bsky.social
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Illusory Social Consensus
We often overestimate how much others agree with us. Since silence is often taken as agreement, we can disrupt illusory beliefs in consensus by expressing our doubts.