Do you think the alt right is more likely to believe fake news?

Seems like it to me. There is some degree of subjectivity, of course, but the alt-right people I’ve encountered are the ones who strongly believe stuff like:

* California wildfires were caused by the California government using military space-based laser weapons, in order to get Federal aid money.
* space lizard people run the world
* Fox News is unbiased
* anything supporting the assumption that people who are black, Mexican, or Muslim are probably criminals, rapists, wastrel leaches on society, unintelligent, and/or terrorists.

And what gets me is that they specifically say they only want to read news that is alt right. Nothing about wanting the news to be the truth.

I think anybody who takes internet articles and doesn’t fact check them are more likely to believe fake news. Don’t just read a headline or a summary. Read the full article, then google search key words to see if it’s real or satire. If others are writing about it, read them and figure out what they have in common. If every article says the same thing it may be correct. If they all say different things, then it may not be something that’s publish-able as a fact yet (as in, people are just guessing/ estimating due to lack of information) and it should be taken with a grain of salt.

Not sure if you’re referring to me and this article or if you’re talking about people who fall for fakennees.
In case you’re talking to me, this was from NPR. NPR is one of the top reputable news sites.

Have a feeling it’s not about believing or not believing. Any news that’s bad for the other side and good for them serves some purpose when deployed. The whole idea is to confuse people, muddle issues and drive the brain of an otherwise rational person to numbness.

@Dutchess_lll I wasn’t talking about you, I was saying I’m not sure it’s a political thing as much as it’s just people who aren’t super familiar with the internet/internet news sites and fact checking those sites, if that makes sense. I suppose it can be turned political because I feel that most people who are super familiar with the internet are younger, and possibly more likely to be liberal, while people who are conservative are a little older and may not be as familiar with the internet (but I’m not trying to generalize)

Essentially what I’m saying is that maybe the reason liberals don’t tend to fall for satire like that is because many liberals may be younger and more knowledgeable(?) on fact checking sites because it’s taught to us so much in school, while the conservatives falling for it may be a lot older and not as able to detect a fake article from a real one.

I think we have better critical thinking skills.
Conservatives want to believe anything that fits their agenda.

No.

@Sagacious….we have an ultra conservative here, on Fluther, who tells us he is only interested in reading articles that support the right agenda. He doesn’t say he wants the truth. He only wants sites that support the right.

@SergeantQueen Lmao, most kids are incredibly stupid, they also have very little (if any) real world experience. ⅓ under 34 still live with their parents.

I have friends of all types who post inaccuracies constantly. They don’t fact check, they don’t google. When I see a meme on FB and the details are kind of unbelievable, I google. Chances are, it’s inaccurate. I can give examples (right and left leaning).

@Dutchess_lll That’s one person. ....certainly nothing to base a general comment upon. I don’t like generalities and stereotypes at all.