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Diuretic_Materialism [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months ago

People are often supportive of misinformation if they think it speaks to a "greater truth"

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People are often supportive of misinformation if they think it speaks to a "greater truth"

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Diuretic_Materialism [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months ago
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Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation − if they believe the inaccurate info speaks to a larger truth
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In a series of surveys, researchers studied when and why voters put up with inaccurate statements from their leaders.

Something we’ve been saying for years shrug-outta-hecks

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    Truthiness and all that.

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