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The phenomenon of “epistemic closure” was prominent in the recent referendum “debate”. The 'No' camp was increasingly confined in a bubble of their own making. Anything that conflicted with their beliefs was viewed as part of a conspiracy. Fact-checkers were attacked, if what they revealed did not match beliefs (which was often the case).
“The broader forces — the ones already leaving people “worryingly untethered from reality” more than a decade ago — have proved quite resistant to nudges.”
https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/11/how-big-a-threat-does-misinformation-pose-to-democracy/
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