Differences in Rectification Attempts by Contra-Trumpians vs Pro-Trumpians
While a majority of the Pro-Trumpians expressed anger at the 'dumb Republicans' fake-quote being disseminated, the rectifying posts made by Contra-Trumpians was more spread out. Some users would acknowledge that the quote by Trump was indeed false, but would still believe the message behind the quote in that Republicans are dumb. Another group of Contra-Trumpian users would even point out their mistake of believing and posting the fake-quote. A third group of users were unsure on the veracity of the fake-quote but used their uncertainty to open up discussion on the importance of fact-checking content found on Facebook.
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