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The human brain is governed by a phenomenon known as the "illusory truth effect," where the frequency of a thought becomes a shortcut for its perceived accuracy. This occurs because the brain is optimized for efficiency; information that is processed more often feels familiar, and our neural circuitry often mistakes that familiarity for objective truth. On a biological level, this is driven by neuroplasticity—the process by which repeated electrical signals strengthen the synaptic connections be