Mir gehen die Möglichkeiten aus, zu erklären, wie schlimm das ist: Was heute in Amerika passiert, ist etwas Dunkleres als eine Fehlinformationskrise.

>two alarming facts: first, that a durable ecosystem exists to ensconce citizens in an alternate reality, and second, that the people consuming and amplifying those lies are not helpless dupes but willing participants.

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>Americans are divided not just by political beliefs but by whether they believe in a shared reality—or desire one at all.

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To a lot of ordinary people, Trump’s lies are more comforting than reality.