Confirmation bias and the Yorkshire Ripper is discussed in the first ever episode of Case By Concept. We will be looking into research surrounding confirmation bias and how the investigation into the Yorkshire Ripper was rife with it.

Definition: https://www.simplypsychology.org/confirmation-bias.html

Antivaxxers use certain information to further their pre-existing beliefs: Corine S. Meppelink, Edith G. Smit, Marieke L. Fransen & Nicola Diviani (2019) “I was Right about Vaccination”: Confirmation Bias and Health Literacy in Online Health Information Seeking, Journal of Health Communication, 24:2, 129-140, DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2019.1583701

Over 300 papers found to misrepresent findings o ...