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by OkGoDoIt 2006 days ago
It doesn’t matter if it’s false or where people got the information, what matters is a surprisingly large amount of people honestly do believe it. Including most of my extended family, various friends in Georgia and Michigan, and even several friends in the bay area who should know better. If enough people believe a lie, they can force action based on that lie. We feel so safe saying “that’s hogwash”, but we should take it more seriously.