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Elessar Zappa

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16. I don't think left wingers spread anywhere

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #15)

Tue Jun 1, 2021, 03:32 AM

Jun 2021

near the amount of fake news that the Republicans do but it is a problem. We need courses in high school that teach civics and critical discernment of information.

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Most Americans think they can spot fake news. They can't, study finds [View all] discocrisco01 May 2021 OP

BS detector and back of the envelope are very important exboyfil May 2021 #1

Good Point modrepub Jun 2021 #19

How do I know this is true? Midnight Writer May 2021 #2

Is the question we start with always mahina May 2021 #6

Hell, I can barely tell The Onion anymore Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #3

Bingo!!! BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #14

Sounds like the psychology this report refers to yonder May 2021 #4

And 100% of (R)'s think real news is fake news ... aggiesal May 2021 #5

This study used the Facebook format and zuckerberg intentionally makes it hard to distinguish. PSPS May 2021 #7

What feature is most problematic: overconfidence andym Jun 2021 #8

for authoritarians the studies show certainty is more important than truth certainot Jun 2021 #11

That link is hysterical andym Jun 2021 #13

but it's true! trumpism greed authoritarianism racism as a heritable 'old world' masturbation prob! certainot Jun 2021 #23

the country is baked in 30 years of coordinated repetition from 1500 radio stations certainot Jun 2021 #9

I THINK this is the research referred to teach1st Jun 2021 #10

The interventions did help people get somewhat better at detection andym Jun 2021 #12

That's not it.... reACTIONary Jun 2021 #20

Thanks! teach1st Jun 2021 #24

I'm more likely to believe fake news, if I'm busy or pre-occupied.... LeftInTX Jun 2021 #15

I don't think left wingers spread anywhere Elessar Zappa Jun 2021 #16

When confronted with news, ask yourself some questions: Aussie105 Jun 2021 #17

I love this PSA: the house hippo... robbob Jun 2021 #18

Here is a link to the study. It contains.... reACTIONary Jun 2021 #21

I used to have an infallible way to spot fake news FakeNoose Jun 2021 #22

*LOCKING* Spazito Jun 2021 #25