Too Easy to Be True: The Fluency Trap and the Lie That Slides Right Past You

Some lies try hard to fool you. Others just make it easy for you to believe them. That’s the danger of cognitive fluency: the simpler something feels, the more likely we are to think it’s true. In the latest issue of Deceptive Minds, I explore: Why fake documents with grainy photos often seem more real than verified ones How anti-intellectualism and slogan-based disinfo campaigns thrive on fluency bias And what makes even seasoned professionals fall for staged “leaks,” forged letters, and photo ops 💡 The truth can feel complex and overwhelming. But, the best deceptions...are frictionless. Want to check out the print version? You can ⁠⁠get here as a LinkedIn newslette⁠r⁠. Or you can

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Too Easy to Be True: The Fluency Trap and the Lie That Slides Right Past You is an episode from 8th Layer Insights by Perry Carpenter | N2K Networks.

This episode is 12:27 long.

This episode was published on May 20, 2025.

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