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Trust Issues

How Trump Voters Decide Who to Trust

Google keywords, fact-checking the news, and the occasional sophistication of conservative media analysis

Image: Jessica Siao

InIn a post-truth era, how do you know what to trust? As a way to combat a political climate devoid of expert opinions and facts, many have championed media literacy as a solution…

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Francesca Tripodi

Francesca Tripodi

Sociologist and media scholar studying Wikipedia, Google, and other participatory media platforms. @ftripodi / www.ftripodi.com

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