That so much of social media and “news outlets promote lies is critical to the ignorance of the public. Outright lies are reported as reality to half of this country, where newspapers and TV are replaced by right wing alternate facts. The anti- science turn amping the religious and political right misinforms voters in the south and Midwest and too many believe Trump was a victim of persecution. We have a criminal in power and despite the truth about him most people don’t recognize they’re ignorant.