Why this word is great
CITOGENESIS — [Noun] A circular form of citation where various sources report each other, creating a false impression of reliability. From cite ("to reference a source") + -o- (connective) + -genesis ("origin, creation"), modeled after cytogenesis ("cell formation"). Coined by Randall Munroe in 2011. Unlike "circular reporting" (a broader information loop) or "confirmation bias" (an individual preference for agreeable evidence), citogenesis is the systemic manufacture of credibility through sheer repetition. It is the Wikipedia article citing a blog that cites the same Wikipedia article, the news outlet quoting a think tank that sourced its data from yesterday’s headlines, or the academic paper leaning on a study that itself offers no primary evidence—a hall of mirrors where every reflection nods sagely at the others, and the truth grows fainter with each echo.