It’s surprisingly easy to plant false memories

…[T]he way that gentle suggestions about events that didn’t happen can warp our memory of the events should alarm any consumer of news media. It’s one reason so-called “fake news” is so insidious, since it may be creating actual memories that are tough to take back.

Duncan Stephen

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I lead teams and organisations to make human-centred decisions. I am a lead content designer and information architect at the Scottish Government.

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