oatmeal<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> / The "Disinformation Bubble": on the limits of the right-wing media's influence</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> supporters exist in a "disinformation bubble," reinforced by a constant stream of information that bolsters their beliefs, even when those beliefs are false. Polling data shows an obvious divide on issues related to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a>, which is also indicative of the limits of right-wing media's reach. The administration's policies lack universal support, as evidenced by the vote totals against trump.</p><p>[…] Why the divide? Unquestionably in part because Trump supporters exist in a disinformation bubble, to paraphrase a prominent foreign leader. They don’t see it that way, of course; in their view, their news diet represents an escapefrom falsehoods propagated by left-leaning elites. But the falsity of that framing is easily demonstrated.</p><p>[…] In one sense, none of these elected officials should have been surprised by hostility at their events. Even the reddest districts have tens of thousands of non-Republican voters, people less inclined to view trump’s and musk’s actions hospitably. But those legislators often spend most of their lives within the right-wing media universe, where trump and musk are treated with fervently policed admiration.</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/24/trump-musk-town-hall-backlash" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">25/02/24/trump-musk-town-hall-backlash</span></a> or <a href="https://archive.is/zxn9n" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/zxn9n</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neofascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rightwingpropaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rightwingpropaganda</span></a></p>