misconception

One misconception that people often have about conspiracy theories is that there’s a lack of information, Cotlar said, when actually there’s usually a huge abundance of information.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

There’s a common misconception that the beetles are blind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Secondly, there has been a misconception about fructose in general being harmful for cardiovascular health regardless of the source, and that fruit juices are beneficial for health.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

A common misconception about American slavery is that most enslaved African-Americans lived on large plantations where contact with slaveholders was limited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

I knew what it was to have a misconception corrected—a misconception of such magnitude that shifting it shifted the world.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Inside the beverage industry, Infante says one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the explosion of nonalcoholic drinks is that they’re replacing alcohol altogether.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Vrticka says one of the biggest misconceptions is that attachment styles are fixed.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

“And why I bring that up is, you know, there’s a lot of misconceptions and tropes about who student loan borrowers are, and who are the ones who are falling behind.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Our misconceptions and stereotypes about men and women at work shape our reality—and could reshape it, if only we would accept the hard facts and work to change them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The reasons, to be a little simplistic, are poor education, psychological blocks, and romantic misconceptions about the nature of mathematics.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos