Republicans were, though, more likely to believe Russian disinformation claims than their Democratic counterparts, with 57.6% falling for at least one Russian disinformation claim, compared with just 17.9% of Democrats and 29.5% of people who didn’t identify with one particular party.

    • Diplomjodler
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      But it’s amplified in countries with undemocratic election systems, like first past the post. You just need a plurality of morons to fuck it up for everybody else.

      • Gandhi70
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        True. But even in a state with a good election system the right wing nuts are on the rise.

        • @[email protected]
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          123 days ago

          thats why right wingers in european countries are gaining so much ground at the same time, muska nd putin is pushing the propagandas.

      • Gandhi70
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        323 days ago

        To be honest, this is not directly caused by the US. Reason for this is propaganda/misinformation by states like Russia and China and (a)social media like Twitter, Facebook, TikTok,…

        • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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          423 days ago

          I would definitely count the US as part of the misinformation sources.

          TBH, I could list 5 lies the US and Russia is spreading online, not sure what China is trying to make us believe.