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Attention DTT Posters!
Before clicking 'POST THREAD', how about fact-checking your post OR your opinion OR your news source??
The Trump Era has ushered in something called Post-Truth America. Every day on social media, broadcast news, tabloids, gossip, rumors AND on DTT we are exposed to absolute WHOPPERS--LIES--misleading information.
It's time to end this STUPID trend.
Most of us are familiar with the concept of cognitive bias, where people seek only information that confirms their preconceived opinions. Even when shown neutral news coverage of a political issue, partisans are likely to view the coverage as biased and hostile to their viewpoint, choosing to focus their attention on the parts of the story that don’t conform to their way of thinking.
Politicians are notorious for telling voters what they want to hear. This is because the most partisan political activists simply are not persuaded by the facts, but FACTS MATTER. Truth is still the truth...no matter what Rudy says.
It's time to put the proof OUT THERE. So, here ya go. Check your "facts". Double-check the headlines and the quotes before you post. ADD your source to your post. Your credibility and intelligence WILL soar.
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Before clicking 'POST THREAD', how about fact-checking your post OR your opinion OR your news source??
The Trump Era has ushered in something called Post-Truth America. Every day on social media, broadcast news, tabloids, gossip, rumors AND on DTT we are exposed to absolute WHOPPERS--LIES--misleading information.
It's time to end this STUPID trend.
Most of us are familiar with the concept of cognitive bias, where people seek only information that confirms their preconceived opinions. Even when shown neutral news coverage of a political issue, partisans are likely to view the coverage as biased and hostile to their viewpoint, choosing to focus their attention on the parts of the story that don’t conform to their way of thinking.
Politicians are notorious for telling voters what they want to hear. This is because the most partisan political activists simply are not persuaded by the facts, but FACTS MATTER. Truth is still the truth...no matter what Rudy says.
It's time to put the proof OUT THERE. So, here ya go. Check your "facts". Double-check the headlines and the quotes before you post. ADD your source to your post. Your credibility and intelligence WILL soar.

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