I have seen an endless stream of fakes and lies spread virally through social media for the last few months, and no refutation or correction ever reaches the sa

I have seen an endless stream of fakes and lies spread virally through social media for the last few months, and no refutation or correction ever reaches the same kind of viral spread that the original claim did - not even ones from the original person making the claim. The refutations don't support people's existing worldview, so they don't spread.