Obviously terrible, but what's perhaps just as bad is the belief that only people on the "other side" believe fake news or anything that isn't actually true. Unfortunately, the impulse to believe what we want to be true (or what will promote a narrative we like more) over what is actually true is extremely prevalent, and not limited to one party.
That's true. For what's it worth (regardless if you were implying me or not), I did try and "de-partisanize" my posts here, even if the worst of the fake news absurdity I've seen as of late has been conservative-oriented. It's a lazy feature of the human mind, and now that it's become "a thing," people have found it easier to abuse. Even worse when high-profile people seek to use this to tarnish things they know to be true but simply don't like.
Not even being able to agree on basic facts in an age of unparalleled access to information is an extremely troubling sign of society.
Just to be clear, I wasn't implying you. My point was that while I too have seen much more fake news from conservative sites, the attitude of only accepting what promotes one's narrative does exist on both sides. I also think that it's easier to identify and react to lies and bias coming from political opponents. I have recently noticed some of my friends promoting articles that are sometimes not accurate, and more often clearly biased. It's harder to confront them, knowing that they might see me as a "traitor" for calling them out on it.
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