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The result “blows the lid off of this idea” that such beliefs are held by only a fringe population of individuals who are uninformed or ideologically driven, says David Bersoff, head of research at the Edelman Trust Institute. “This is not like a small problematic group.”

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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

I'm not sure if 1/4 to 1/3 of people being gullible is staggering to me