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    Don’t Give Up on Facts

    People of all political stripes can spot misinformation. They just need a nudge. The post Don’t Give Up on Facts appeared first on Nautilus | Science Connected.
    by Jim Davies Jun 22, 2022 3 minutes

    In November 2020, the GOP tweeted a C-SPAN clip of Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell saying, “President Trump won by a landslide. We are going to prove it.” It was retweeted over 22,000 times and still hasn’t been deleted. Powell’s claim, of course, was not true. Biden officially won the election. Currently the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol is, among other things, spelling out the facts that disprove the claims of voter fraud.

    Cynics say that bringing new facts to light will not change anybody’s opinion. Some say that

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