It's the same thing whether on like FB or IRL (in this case my mom) whenever I make an assertion about fake news or anything related the other side will either resort to:
A. Passive aggressive name calling or B. "Oh you just think you know Everything..." type of response
Any yall feel me on this one?
Yup. Even when you provide proof. THEY think that is fake news.
It is the most frustrating thing. Anything you present that isn't from an "approved" media source (to them) is just "right wing propaganda" and they stuff you are saying is fake news is NOT fake to them. So they acknowledge that news can be fake, but not if it is the source they like.
Oh, it is worse if you show them multiple articles from their preferred sources that prove to be fake, or do a complete 180. Or, show them they were wrong about whatever the fuck they are convinced they were right about.
Or, they say: well, see, as more facts emerged, they were reported. While refusing to acknowledge the end result of this, that their original fact set was wrong to begin with, as proven by their own news sources, and they double down by refusing to accept the end result as fact at all.
Then they get pissed off, refuse to call out their own sources, and stop talking to you.
Which, come to think of it, is great. Winning!
The stop talking thing is hilarious, but also a bit frustrating. It is how every election fraud conversation I have goes (with a lefty). Do you actually believe there is election fraud? it is baseless and there is no evidence. So I show them mountains of evidence. Then they say, I'm not gonna have this conversation with you, and end it lol.
Yep. I keep it short and sweet and show them how several states involved broke their own constitutions and laws. And how NY was still counting votes after they sent electors.
If they are really stupid and say there are no verified cases of voter fraud anywhere, I show them MY TWO PERSONAL CASES, one from this election and one from 2016. In AZ.
Then they stop talking to me, usually with "well then you are biased" or something equally idiotic.
Exactly. That logic makes my big brain hurt.