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A distorting mirror, funhouse mirror or carnival mirror is a popular attraction at carnivals and fairs.cite-ref-lego-get-surrey-1-1-0[1] Instead of a normal plane mirror that reflects a perfect mirror image, distorting mirrors are curved mirrors, often using convex and concave sections to achieve the distorted effect.cite-ref-2[2] Because of their distorting properties, they are sometimes featured in fiction as a literary device, such as in Hans Christian Andersen's 1844 fairy tale The Snow Queen.cite-ref-3[3]

Distorted mirrors are used as a metaphor for describing Wikipedia,cite-ref-tasseri-4-0[4] personalized medicinecite-ref-medicine-5-0[5] and social media which rather than reflecting society, tend to distort our perceptions of reality and social norms.cite-ref-funhouse-6-0[6]cite-ref-7[7]

cite-note-lego-get-surrey-1-11. ↑ "What is a Carnival Mirror?". August 19, 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

cite-note-22. ↑ citerefrossingchiaverina1999Rossing, Thomas D.; Chiaverina, Christopher J. (September 24, 1999). Light science: physics and the visual arts. Springer. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-387-98827-6. Retrieved 2011-09-14.

cite-note-33. ↑ citerefwestfahl2005Westfahl, Gary (2005). The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy: themes, works, and wonders. Vol. 2. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-313-32952-4. Retrieved 2011-09-14.

cite-note-tasseri-44. ↑ citerefanna-samoilenkotaha-yasseri2014Anna Samoilenko; Taha Yasseri (22 January 2014). "The distorted mirror of Wikipedia: a quantitative analysis of Wikipedia coverage of academics". EPJ Data Science. 3 (1). arXiv:1310.8508. doi:10.1140/EPJDS20. ISSN 2193-1127. Wikidata Q30090192.

cite-note-medicine-55. ↑ citerefmira-w-vegterhub-a-e-zwartalain-j-van-gool2021Mira W Vegter; Hub A E Zwart; Alain J van Gool (5 January 2021). "The funhouse mirror: the I in personalised healthcare". Life sciences, society and policy. 17 (1): 1. doi:10.1186/S40504-020-00108-0. ISSN 2195-7819. PMC 7784356. PMID 33397487. Wikidata Q111035080.

cite-note-funhouse-66. ↑ citerefclaire-e-robertsonkareena-s-del-rosariojay-j-van-bavel2024Claire E. Robertson; Kareena S. del Rosario; Jay J. Van Bavel (1 December 2024). "Inside the funhouse mirror factory: How social media distorts perceptions of norms". Current opinion in psychology (in undetermined language). 60: 101918. doi:10.1016/J.COPSYC.2024.101918. ISSN 2352-250X. Wikidata Q131843666.

cite-note-77. ↑ citerefyang2024Yang, John (2024). "How a small but vocal minority of social media users distort reality and sow division". pbs.org. PBS. Mark Zuckerberg has said that social media is a reflection of society. But it's more like a funhouse mirror distorted by a small but vocal minority of extreme outliers

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