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I have a feeling that's more to do with some people's reluctance to admit they were wrong about their initial conclusion, and so they cherry pick the facts to support their initial conclusion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias

Possibly they would have drawn a different conclusion if given all the facts to being with. It's hard for many to admit they were wrong.



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