[ceejayoz]

> This seems like an incredible opportunity to see if it's possible to reprogram InfoWars readers away from the hate and the conspiracy theories.

Not a chance; they just flee to other outlets. Even Fox News saw huge numbers of people jump to NewsMax and OANN and whatnot.

[joezydeco]

The trick is to do it without the readers noticing.

[cogman10]

Not terribly hard as Info warriors aren't known for being detail oriented. Credulity is somewhat of a requirement to be sincere.

[alt187]

> The trick is to lie to them to get them away from their hateful and conspiracy theories

I can't articulate what you're admitting to exactly, but it's an interesting admission.

On a more serious note, most of the readers of these kinds of outlets aren't stupid in this specific sense. They go looking for confirmation, rather than new information. This is why they're hard to untangle.

[pcf]

> They go looking for confirmation, rather than new information. This is why they're hard to untangle.

This applies to most readers of most things, not just fringe content on the Left or the Right.

Most people are stuck in their confirmation biases, and few make an intellectual effort to look at topics from multiple angles and via multiple media outlets on various sides of the political spectrum.

[ChrisRR]

Only if they notice. They're stupid enough to have followed infowars in the first place