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> [Without independent corroboration, little can be done to tell a false memory from a true one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/without-independent-corroboration-little-can-be-done-to-tell-a-false/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

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## More by Elizabeth Loftus

> [Just because someone thinks they remember something in detail, with confidence and with emotion, does not mean that it actually happened, .. False memories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/just-because-someone-thinks-they-remember-something-in-detail-with/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [We all have memories that are malleable and susceptible to being contaminated or supplemented in some way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/we-all-have-memories-that-are-malleable-and-susceptible-to-being/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [Memory, like liberty, is a fragile thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/memory-like-liberty-is-a-fragile-thing/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [To be cautious, one should not take high confidence as any absolute guarantee of anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/to-be-cautious-one-should-not-take-high-confidence-as-any-absolute/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [My work has made me tolerant of memory mistakes by family and friends. You don't have to call them lies. I think we could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/my-work-has-made-me-tolerant-of-memory-mistakes-by-family-and-friends/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [When we remember something, we're taking bits and pieces of experience - sometimes from different times and places - and bringing it all together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/when-we-remember-something-we-re-taking-bits-and-pieces-of-experience/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [ “\[M\]any people believe that memory works like a recording device. You just record the information, then you call it up and play it back… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/m-any-people-believe-that-memory-works-like-a-recording-device-you/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [If we make people believe that before the age of 16 they got sick drinking vodka, they don't want to drink as much vodka.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/if-we-make-people-believe-that-before-the-age-of-16-they-got-sick/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [“Zealous conviction is a dangerous substitute for an open mind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/zealous-conviction-is-a-dangerous-substitute-for-an-open-mind/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [We can't reliably distinguish true memories from false memories,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/we-can-t-reliably-distinguish-true-memories-from-false-memories/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [You can go in there and change it, but so can other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/you-can-go-in-there-and-change-it-but-so-can-other-people/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [In real life, as well as in experiments, people can come to believe things that never really happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/in-real-life-as-well-as-in-experiments-people-can-come-to-believe/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [Without independent corroboration, little can be done to tell a false memory from a true one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/without-independent-corroboration-little-can-be-done-to-tell-a-false/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

> [When we remember something, we're taking bits and pieces of experience - sometimes from different times and places - and bringing it all together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-loftus/when-we-remember-something-we-re-taking-bits-and-pieces-of-experience-2/)

[Elizabeth Loftus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-loftus/)

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