Extensive research across social psychology and digital communication confirms that individuals systematically gravitate toward like-minded peers and information sources, fostering echo chambers and homophily.
The claim is specific, empirical, and falsifiable. Several retrieved papers ([0], [3], [6], [9], [10]) explicitly discuss homophily, selective exposure, and the formation of echo chambers where individuals associate with similar others. No papers refute the claim. Thus, the verdict is SUPPORTED.