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Vargatron posted:I think that fake news highlights the human tendency to only believe in "facts" that closely aligns with their worldview. I've even corrected people on factually inaccurate statements like "Obama wants to introduce death panels for seniors" only to be met with "well it's the concept that concerns me!". Yeah; my dad is a liberal, and I'm pretty sure that if I wanted I could convince him that Trump (or some other prominent Republican) did some random horrible thing that I made up. I think a big part of it is that, on a social level, people enjoy the feeling of agreeing with others and dislike conflict, especially if they know them personally. It's more pleasant to say "wow really, that's great/awful!" than it is to say "hm are you sure that's actually true?"
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