> but so many of the lies spread via social media are easily disproved by consulting primary sources. I wish this were true. I used to post snopes links and pr

> but so many of the lies spread via social media are easily disproved by consulting primary sources. I wish this were true. I used to post snopes links and primary sources to Baby Boomer posts on Facebook, but it's hopeless. They either don't trust the fact-check, can rationalize it away, or just don't care. One of the most shocking realizations of my adult life has been learning that a very large portion of my otherwise high-functioning friends will believe anything, no matter how crazy or self-contradictory, if it reinforces their sense of self-righteousness.