"Often false information is presented with deep, gospel-like conviction, and people tend to believe messages that trigger feelings of fear," Millman says. "Humans are hard-wired for survival, so we become more vulnerable when we perceive we are in threatening situations. The MAGA Republicans are tapping into this instinct with abandon and have become skilled at exploiting it."
Courts and local, independent, and state officials found no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, and yet 67% of Republicans say they trust Trump and his campaign to "provide accurate information about the presidential election outcome." That's more than local news or government certifications, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released last month found.
The fake logo, which first appeared on social media during the 2020 election campaign, has reappeared, and it shows a blue ballot coming out of the other side of the box, alongside a fake slogan, "Changing The Way People Vote." The debunked logo seems cartoonishly fake on its face—like an evil villain putting an "evil villain's secret lair" on a sign outside his secret lair.
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