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New study finds Conservatives are more gullible

https://news.osu.edu/conservatives-...ing-falsehoods/

Conservatives more susceptible to believing falsehoods
Study finds news environment hurts ability to find truth.

Call me shocked... but not really shifty

Aug 20th, 2022 10:14 AM

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Shocker.

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Shocker.

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Yet Labour supporters don't vote or work.

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Yet Labour supporters don't vote or work.

I see what you did there.

Aug 20th, 2022 11:01 PM

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"Conservatives are less able to distinguish political truths from falsehoods than liberals, mainly because of a glut of right-leaning misinformation, a new national study conducted over six months shows." -snip

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"Conservatives are less able to distinguish political truths from falsehoods than liberals, mainly because of a glut of right-leaning misinformation, a new national study conducted over six months shows." -snip

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That hits the nail on the head.

I think Conservatives are also more prone to dogmatism and rigid thinking. Which makes sense considering the more devoutly religious tend to be Right-leaning.

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Conservatives are less open minded and stubborn, if anything.

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Nah, they'll buy into any idea if racism is used. Look at Pro brexit posters.

Aug 21st, 2022 10:33 PM

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Nah, they'll buy into any idea if racism is used. Look at Pro brexit posters.

Whirly, I'm literally the only one. laughing out loud

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Not people posters... poster posters on buses etc.

Aug 22nd, 2022 08:36 AM

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Not people posters... poster posters on buses etc.

Buses? You know Boris Johnson saved London with busses when he was mayor and won Brexit with busses. And I just realised both spellings of that word are acceptable.

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Buses? You know Boris Johnson saved London with busses when he was mayor and won Brexit with busses. And I just realised both spellings of that word are acceptable.

Boris wasted a ton of tax payer money as mayor.

Aug 22nd, 2022 09:00 AM