Social platforms do not “hate truth.” They love one thing more than anything. Engagement. And nothing drives engagement like anger. What people mean by “the rage algorithm” Most feeds are built to keep you watching, clicking, and reacting. The system learns what makes you stop scrolling. Then it serves you more of that. If outrage […]
Most people think they believe things because they investigated them. In reality, a lot of belief happens for a simpler reason. We heard it a bunch of times. The familiarity trap There is a basic mental shortcut that shows up in everyday life. The more familiar something feels, the more believable it starts to feel.
People love to say “Arizona proved it.” They mean the Cyber Ninjas review in Maricopa County. Here is what it actually found, and what it did not. What the audit was In 2021, the Arizona State Senate hired a private firm called Cyber Ninjas to run a partisan “audit” of the 2020 election in Maricopa
In 2020, one word got used like a magic spell. Affidavits. People waved them around as if the existence of a sworn statement automatically proved election fraud. That is not how evidence works. And it is not how courts work. What an affidavit actually is An affidavit is a written statement that a person signs
The “Hammer and Scorecard” story is one of the most persistent 2020 election myths because it sounds technical and secret. It also collapses fast when you ask for verifiable proof. What the claim says The story usually goes like this. Hammer is described as a cyber weapon that can break into election systems. Scorecard is
Italygate is one of those stories that sounds “too wild to be fake” until you do the one thing the story never survives. You check the paper trail. What the claim says In its most common form, Italygate claims that the 2020 election was manipulated using foreign technology, often described as satellites, military grade systems,
It sounds like a sting operation movie. In real life, it collapses under basic election mechanics. Every few months, the same story pops up again. Someone claims the 2020 election was a trap. They say real ballots had secret watermarks. They say the military or DHS could spot fake ballots instantly. They say there was
We live in a country where political claims can spread like wildfire without a single verified source. People repeat talking points for years, turn them into identity, and then act shocked when nobody can prove any of it. So Evidence Matters is doing something simple. We are putting money on the table. Bring authentic, verifiable
There is a real conversation to have about the issues Trump ran on in 2016. Trade, corruption, immigration, health care, the economy. You can argue all day about what the right policy is on any of that. That is normal politics. My question is different. It is the one MAGA will not touch. If the
