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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Monday, December 5, 2016

The Impact of Fake News

In relation to the distrust of the media, and the "fake news" that we discussed in class today, I recently watched this clip of a CNN reporter questioning Trump supporters. This video is particularly disturbing, because even though the reporter traces the threads of the Facebook news posts and proves that they have been debunked, the supporters still believe the news, and give Trump the benefit of the doubt, when there is a significant amount of doubt. The video clip that I am referencing is the second one in the article: Longtime Trump supporters on recent decision 08:38
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