Polarizing stories spotted in the news

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I used to think that way, too. But this pandemic has taught me that real life doesn't work that way. Repeat a lie often enough and people stop believing the truth.

Associated Press: Republican politicians ramp up pro-vaccination messaging as COVID-19 caseloads soar

Eric Ward, a senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center who studies extremism, blamed vaccine reluctance on "nearly a year-and-a-half of right-wing rage machine rhetoric."

"Even conservative leaders now are having a hard time figuring out how to rein in what had primarily been a propaganda campaign, and they are now realizing their constituencies are particularly vulnerable," he said.