Eddy Stevens
Truth by Repetition
EXHIBITION ARTIST STATEMENT
The truth effect, repetition, fake news, cognitive illusions, misinformation…
Conspiracy theories people see, read, and hear many different facts and statements each day (news, social media, conversations) which they can believe or doubt. Apparently, people use repetition as a cue to make this judgment, thus, believing repeated statements more compared with non repeated statements, a phenomenon known as the illusory truth effect, or a TRUTH BY REPETITION effect.
(bron Unkelbabach 2019)
Unconfirmed Experiment #2, 23.5”x23.5”, oil/canvas
