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If fake news online does not influence people, then why do some people deny climate change, believe in PizzaGate, are antivaxxers etc?

Why is the Flat Earth movement growing when it's only ever promulgated online, mostly on Facebook memes?

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  • xg6
    Lv 7
    3 years ago
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    People believe fake news because it reinforces their own world view

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