true-believer syndrome
See also: true believer syndrome
English
editEtymology
editCoined by M. Lamar Keene in his 1976 book The Psychic Mafia.
Noun
edittrue-believer syndrome (uncountable)
- A phenomenon in which witnesses to a staged event continue to believe in its authenticity even after it has been debunked.
Further reading
edit- true-believer syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia