How Do People Decide What to Believe in Politics?

People believe different things in politics because they see the same facts through different lenses. Imagine you're looking at a rainbow, but one person sees red and orange, while another sees blue and green, they're both seeing the same thing, just differently. In politics, people might focus on parts of a story that match what they already believe, or listen to people who think like them.

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A child grows up hearing about a politician who helps poor families, and that person becomes the child’s favorite politician.
Two people read the same news story, one thinks it's true, the other thinks it's fake, just because of their different beliefs.
When everyone around you agrees with a certain idea, it feels right to believe it too.

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