Americans Ignoring Facts
The article discussed how they believe people are ignoring facts and believing in "alternative facts" is because of "the backfire effect". This effect says that misinformed people will become more attached to their mistaken beliefs. People typically do not change their minds when they've already established facts in their mind and someone changes them, they only become more strong about those beliefs - whether or not they are true. In an experiment, the facts they chose to belief or agree with (whether or not they were true or not) aligned with their political beliefs.
Honestly, I think that the facts should matter more than where you stand politically or ideologically. The truth should matter more than if it agrees with something you already agree with. You can't ignore the truth because you don't want it to be true or because it doesn't align with something you already agree with. Truth can change and so can you.
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