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Originally Posted by Fuzz
A lot of hand wringing over this event, but the end result is probably a very good turnout for Israel. They can demonstrate they didn't do the bad thing, and generally people should now realize what they have been saying, don't trust anything Hamas tells you.
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Unfortunately, this isn't how things work in practice. There have been myriad studies done - to a point that it's a well accepted fact - that there is no "cure" for misinformation. The Continued Influence Effect causes even perfectly rational people who aren't pre-disposed to believe the misinformation to later still be persuaded by it even after being faced with a retraction. And that's saying nothing of the deliberately dishonest people who will continue to act like there was no retraction and that the original misinformation was never discredited, of which there are many.
https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...7393.20.6.1420
And then there are the people who simply won't retract because they don't want to admit they were wrong, but will instead try to just ignore the whole thing - will Tlaib, a sitting Congresswoman, post a
mea culpa? It's possible, but more likely if she does anything she'll just delete the tweet - damage done.
Realistically this was always the inevitable result:
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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
In the big picture, over time, nope. Not buying it. As I said above, wait for the millions of posts and the demonstrations and the rallies. Even if Hamas or Jihad was responsible there will be thousands of Hamas sympathizers waving signs "Israeli Monsters Bomb Hospitals".
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