> This feels like another situation where the attempts to quell disinformation are having the opposite of their intended effect. I've just finished reading Why

> This feels like another situation where the attempts to quell disinformation are having the opposite of their intended effect. I've just finished reading Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein and there's an entire chapter on this: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_We%27re_Polarized https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_We%27re_Polarized It seems that humans have an in-built affinity for groups and group affiliation, so if your in-group says something you tend to go with it instead of believing your lying eyes.