Influence and Biases
Lilliana discusses how Russian ad buys aimed to divide the Democratic Party by inflaming racial differences, while also highlighting the vulnerability of individuals to party influence. She explains that people tend to seek information they agree with and counterargue information they don't like, making it challenging to educate or correct biases. Russ adds that experts are skilled at cherry-picking data to confirm their biases.In this clip
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