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In reply to the discussion: Now I Understand Why People Believe What They Hear on Fox News…. [View all]dmr
(28,347 posts)14. That's very true.
Leading up to the 2008 election I had a neighbor tell me that Fox News wouldn't and couldn't lie. She believed that lying was against the law.
She was a hard nut to crack, but I spent a good deal of time showing her where she could find truths and accuracies so she could make up her own mind.
She & her husband said they voted for Obama.
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Oct 2013
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Oct 2013
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Oct 2013
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Oct 2013
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Oct 2013
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