News avoidance makes lies look legit
Sep 03, 2025•7 min
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Episode description
Over Labor Day weekend, false rumors spread online claiming President Trump had died, and millions believed them. Here’s why fake news travels faster than facts and how news avoidance fuels the problem.
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