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Study shows politicians deny misdeeds because we want to believe them - EurekAlert


After three experiments involving thousands of people during the past decade, a research team led by political scientist Pierce Ekstrom concluded that people may be incentivizing politicians to deny wrongdoing and escape accountability. 

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