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Why Did Sanders Supporters Ignore Truth and Share Fake News?

March 24, 2017 By Greg Marcus Leave a Comment

Recently, I read a story that described a systematic effort to plant false news stories in Facebook groups of Sander’s supporters during the 2016 general election campaign. While the details and politics of this effort are beyond the scope here, what particularly interests me is what happened when someone discovered the deceptions, and tried to inform other people in the group. They were shunned and ostracized, accused of being a “Hillbot” and in some cases kicked out of the group. You can read … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Truth Tagged With: bernie sanders, fake news, Mussar, truth

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Ever wonder if there is a Jewish approach to spirituality and mindful living?
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Mussar is an ancient spiritual practice draws upon Jewish historic and
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