^ In case you're not into IM, look up confirmation bias or information-seeking bias. Both are well-documented biases which state that human beings, will seek information to confirm their currently held beliefs and not necessarily information that disconfirms it.
As an example, when asked for an opinion on a controversial topic, people of two groups both said that 2/3rds of the majority of people would agree with them. That adds upto more than a 100%.
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