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When old friendships are strained by social media misinformation

My former classmates share obviously fake memes in our reunion group and I want to stay connected but can't stand watching lies spread unchallenged.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Nostalgia creates tolerance for behaviors that present values cannot accept, splitting the self between past and current identity.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Disinformation and its technology?”

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