It can definitely have a perverse effect on perception, but I think it can also build skepticism over time. Being exposed to a lot of misinformation and conspir

It can definitely have a perverse effect on perception, but I think it can also build skepticism over time. Being exposed to a lot of misinformation and conspiracy theories can be healthy if the reader is expecting to find it and learning what kinds of stories compel people to respond by emotion instead of reason. People in former communist countries learned this.