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We’re living in a golden age of ignorance

Diversions, political polarisation and conspiracy thinking have all contributed to this new era

Has there been a moment in modern history where so many people in free societies have believed such damaging lies?

It’s easy to point to the US, where nearly 90 per cent of people who voted for Donald Trump believe Joe Biden’s election victory was not legitimate. No surprise, then, that there is considerable support for the recent violent attempt to prevent the democratic transfer of power.

But it’s not just the US. In France, a minority of adults are confident that vaccines are safe, which explains why only 40 per cent say they plan to get a Covid-19 shot. This hesitancy also goes some way to explaining why France’s vaccine rollout has started so slowly.

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