echo chamber
noun
: a room with sound-reflecting walls used for producing hollow or echoing sound effects
—often used figuratively
Living in a kind of echo chamber of their own opinions, they pay attention to information that fits their conclusions and ignore information that does not.—
James Surowiecki
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The Trust Deficit Social media has created echo chambers where any misstep is magnified and authenticity is scrutinized under an unforgiving microscope.
—Talie Smith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
People spread false information for various reasons, such as to advance their personal agenda or narrative, which can lead to echo chambers that filter out accurate information contrary to one’s own views.
—Shaon Lahiri, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
And Elon Musk’s purchase of X has transformed the social media site from a functioning tool to an echo chamber of conspiracy theories, anti-LGBT rhetoric, and outright racist language.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Mixed attendance, no bombshells leave GOP with an echo chamber
Despite the weighty subject matter, the hearing was sparsely attended and lacked the star witnesses or headline-making moments typical of high-profile Judiciary hearings.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025
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Talie Smith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
People spread false information for various reasons, such as to advance their personal agenda or narrative, which can lead to echo chambers that filter out accurate information contrary to one’s own views.
—Shaon Lahiri, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
And Elon Musk’s purchase of X has transformed the social media site from a functioning tool to an echo chamber of conspiracy theories, anti-LGBT rhetoric, and outright racist language.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Mixed attendance, no bombshells leave GOP with an echo chamber
Despite the weighty subject matter, the hearing was sparsely attended and lacked the star witnesses or headline-making moments typical of high-profile Judiciary hearings.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025
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“Echo chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echo%20chamber. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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