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asbruckman OP t1_iwbqp7i wrote

Reply to comment by DanishWonder in People who post stories marked false by Snopes on Reddit fall into five groups: Reason to Disagree, Changed Belief, Steadfast Non-Standard Belief, Sharing to Debunk, and Sharing for Humor. Reducing misinformation requires different approaches for each group. by asbruckman

What does she say when you tell her "Snopes says this is wrong"? If she says "oh, ok" then she's Changed Belief. If she says "I don't trust Snopes" then she's Reason to Disagree. If she says "I don't trust any fact checkers" then she's Steadfast Non-Standard Belief.

(edited to correct category name)

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DanishWonder t1_iwcgxsb wrote

Thanks. I guess she would be steadfast non-standard. It's not that she doesn't trust snopes, she will just say something like "well I don't know about that, but it (the flawed fact) seems right to her".

She has no desire to research, and when challenged she will play ignorant and just say she doesn't want to argue.

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