In the book Mistakes Were Made (but not by me) by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson, they talk about the idea that memory is reconstructive. It means, memories can be affected by things that are currently happening. The idea of source confusion, the misattribution of information.
The problem comes in criminal trials, relationships, and politics. I’m criminal trials, one maybe get wrongly convicted or wrongly freed because a witness did not remember what had happened correctly. In politics, a politician maybe remember passing a law, or not passing one. It can damage the relationship between the politician and the average citizen, leaving Americans to have less faith in politicians.
The problem comes in criminal trials, relationships, and politics. I’m criminal trials, one maybe get wrongly convicted or wrongly freed because a witness did not remember what had happened correctly. In politics, a politician maybe remember passing a law, or not passing one. It can damage the relationship between the politician and the average citizen, leaving Americans to have less faith in politicians.