It's confirmation bias, people hate to be told they are wrong. They feel like it's an attack on them personally. When you tell certain people they are wrong they interpret it as you telling them they are too stupid to discern facts from spin.
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It's confirmation bias, people hate to be told they are wrong. They feel like it's an attack on them personally. When you tell certain people they are wrong they interpret it as you telling them they are too stupid to discern facts from spin.