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Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek and interpret information in ways that confirm existing beliefs.

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Is it true that confirmation bias is the tendency to seek and interpret information in ways that confirm existing beliefs?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources define confirmation bias as the tendency to seek, interpret, favor, or recall information in ways that confirm existing beliefs, matching the claim. One critical paper questions the evidential basis for the notion but does not dispute the definition itself.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 9 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 9
Confirmation bias
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Confirmation bias. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

Evidence against · 1
Bayes and biases. Questioning the notion of 'confirmation bias
2021
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Bayes and biases. Questioning the notion of 'confirmation bias. (2021). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.3917/rmm.214.0567

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Confirmation Bias
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Confirmation Bias. (n.d.). simplypsychology.org. https://www.simplypsychology.org/confirmation-bias.html

The Bubble of Confirmation Bias
2018
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The Bubble of Confirmation Bias. (2018). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5851603

Confirmation bias in digital communication: The tendency of consumers to favor information that confirms their pre-existing beliefs
2023
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Baltezarević, R., Baltezarević, I., & Ravić, N. (2023). Confirmation bias in digital communication: The tendency of consumers to favor information that confirms their pre-existing beliefs. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5937/megrev2302026b

Repensar a esfera pública política a partir das Câmaras de Eco
2022
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Repensar a esfera pública política a partir das Câmaras de Eco. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.18617/liinc.v18i2.6067

Opinion Dynamics with Confirmation Bias -
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Opinion Dynamics with Confirmation Bias - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099557

Confirmation and Cognitive Bias in Design Cognition
2012
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Confirmation and Cognitive Bias in Design Cognition. (2012). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1115/detc2012-71258

Confirmation Bias and the Pursuit of Truth in Al-Ghazali’s 'Tahafut al-Falasifah': A Critical Reflection
2025
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Confirmation Bias and the Pursuit of Truth in Al-Ghazali’s 'Tahafut al-Falasifah': A Critical Reflection. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.55927/ajpr.v4i1.14321

Neural and cognitive bases of confirmation bias-induced interference in declarative memory performance
2022
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Neural and cognitive bases of confirmation bias-induced interference in declarative memory performance. (2022). theses.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.70675/0227abb4z1b53z41c7zacd6z1982b681205d

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