If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote suggests that repetition can make a falsehood accepted as reality.
- In plain terms
- Repeated lies can start to seem like the truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Repetition can normalize falsehoods.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can repetition change what we believe is true?
- How do we spot repeated falsehoods?
Another view
This ignores that people often recognize repeated lies.
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