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Originally Posted by MattyC
Good article, but do we really need a study to tell us that?
I'd like to see a study for where the most misinformation comes from. Who/what spews the most lies? Trump? Fox News? CNN? Shouldn't there be some serious repercussions for stuff like this? Like, I can't believe that debate moderators don't just interrupt these people with a "uhhh, well that's just not true."
How can the leading Republican candidate consistently and purposefully misinforming the voters not be one of the bigger election stories? Shouldn't it be grounds for being booted from the race at a certain point?
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I do think it needs to be studied and discussed because most people tend to lump misinformed and uninformed into the same pile. It's not. Misinformed is so much more dangerous and the more it's studied and the more people learn about ti the more people can guard against it happening to them. The problem, of course, is that the people that need the knowledge of this type of theing the most are exactly the people who won't read it in the first place.
Also note that Nate Silver in a chat the other day seemed to indicate that Trump is in trouble when the primaries start but didn't want to ruin a piece that will be published on the site soon.