Turns Out You Can Bullshit a Bullshitter
Purveyors of BS are likely to eat it up, too, new research finds
3 min readMar 9, 2021
The common wisdom that you can’t bullshit a bullshitter is a bunch of BS. Rather, people who habitually exaggerate stories and distort facts with the intent to persuade or impress others are more likely than straight shooters to be fooled by misinformation themselves, a new study of…