Following the 2016 presidential election, echo chambers have oft been blamed for the polarization of contemporary American politics. But a new study found that even in homogeneous groups, social influence increases factual accuracy and decreases polarization. In fact, participants’ beliefs became 35% more accurate after exchanging information with others in the group, and their beliefs became more similar to members of the other political party.
Source: EurekaAlert, https://www.eurekalert.org