Also forgot to mention, one of the biggest issues that will cause this to happen in Edit mode is the Limit Selection To Visible option not being enabled. When in Edit mode, this option is located at the bottom of the viewport directly next to the Faces selection button. If that is not enabled, it will also give you the same type of issue you are experiencing here.

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