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This is telling...
victor809 Offline
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http://m.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/1215/Why-fake-news-holds-such-allure?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

The people who read and share fake news don't care... they prefer confirmation bias...
ZRX1200 Offline
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Csmonitor!!!!

LMAO......
victor809 Offline
#3 Posted:
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I know... if it isn't info wars you don't believe it.

opelmanta1900 Offline
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I thought Victor was still getting all his news from Jezebel... or was that paul?
Abrignac Offline
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It's amazing that the author wasted time writing the article.
cacman Offline
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Telling of what???
Wake me when something newsworthy is posted.
I'll be waiting a long time time for that to happen.
victor809 Offline
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... says the poster child for confirmation bias...
ZRX1200 Offline
#8 Posted:
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I don't believe everything anyone writes.

Except Victor.
tailgater Offline
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Confirmation bias?
Is that when Catholics question their baptism?

victor809 Offline
#10 Posted:
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Z... you should always believe everything I write.

...tail sucks.
jjanecka Offline
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No tailgater, it's when we're biased against someone that has yet to be confirmed.
Brewha Offline
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Well the article looks spot on to me.

And it is no surprise that so many would be so marinated in their own opinions and the opinions that are given to them that they never have reason to look up and really question things. Especially since their slants are being so artfully and emotionally portrayed in the infotainment media. It just feels too good.

From what I have seen here - even over simple points of high school science - people believe what they want to and reason just is not employed. It is after all, so much easier than finding the courage to embrace the facts.

Abrignac Offline
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Brewha wrote:
Well the article looks spot on to me.

And it is no surprise that so many would be so marinated in their own opinions and the opinions that are given to them that they never have reason to look up and really question things. Especially since their slants are being so artfully and emotionally portrayed in the infotainment media. It just feels too good.

From what I have seen here - even over simple points of high school science - people believe what they want to and reason just is not employed. It is after all, so much easier than finding the courage to embrace the facts.



Not going to argue your point, but this is a classic example of a WGAF article.
Brewha Offline
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Because "Democracy cannot exist without an informed electorate."

So, Thomas Jefferson is WGAF.....
DrafterX Offline
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He was just kiddin. .. Mellow
Brewha Offline
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So Brignac is really a Liberal?
Abrignac Offline
#17 Posted:
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Brewha wrote:
So Brignac is really a Liberal?


Yep, and pigs fly while hell freezes over.
Speyside Offline
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Well, it is cold in Sconnie today.
Brewha Offline
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I think it is one of the trick riddle things.....

Hell is actually in Michigan. And it does freeze over.
And one time I had a pork sammich on an airplane......
Abrignac Offline
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Didn't think about the pork sammich.
Brewha Offline
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Your liberalism is safe with us....

Herfing
Speyside Offline
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I was thinking of the Doritos commercial with rocket piggy.
DrafterX Offline
#23 Posted:
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Pink Floyd came to mind... Mellow
Mr. Jones Offline
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Diggery do do
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