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Psychology

Why Are Eyewitness Testimonies Often Unreliable?

Quick fact

Of the first 239 wrongful convictions overturned by DNA evidence in the U.S., more than 70% involved mistaken eyewitness identification, often from confident, honest witnesses.

Why this is interesting

Imagine you witness a crime. How confident would you be in your memory of the culprit? Studies show that even highly confident eyewitnesses are often wrong—and their memories can be surprisingly easy to distort.