I’ve said it many times before, and I’ll keep shouting into the void even though I know it won’t make the slightest difference: if a viral news story perfectly confirms all of your pre-existing beliefs and makes your outgroup of choice look evil and/or stupid, you should be even more skeptical about it than usual.
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