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UCLA Study: Why conservatives are more likely than liberals to believe false information about threats

UCLA Study: Why conservatives are more likely than liberals to believe false information about threats
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In an electoral season that has blurred the line between fact and fantasy, a team of UCLA researchers is offering new evidence to support a controversial proposition: that when it comes to telling the difference between truth and fiction, not all potential voters are created equal. When “alternative facts” allege some kind of danger, people whose…

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