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In reply to the discussion: Report: Russians used Bernie Bros as unwitting agents in disinformation campaign. [View all]ismnotwasm
(42,014 posts)Large numbers of people simply don't take the time to do it. Also, even facts can be spun this way or that, according to how one views the world. People, I would think, would use the Information Age we live in wisely, take a moment to appreciate context. Large numbers of people don't do that either.
In the political arena large numbers of people are more than happy to spreach disinformation if it hurts the other. Which is why so many ignored the many warning signs of manipulated information. It's also why people still cling to the same bad information.
What's strange about Trump specifically, is there is a history so bizarre, that the most ridiculous things sound plausible now matter how carefully one parses information. I don't doubt, for instance, that "Peegate" actually happened.