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That's the way things work in "Old America" where the ritual evocation of the scary Muslim, socialist, communist, in-over-his-head naif, brilliant schemer, and, incidentally, African-American, man in the white house is enough to leave normally intelligent individuals in such a panic that they can't figure out how they're being sold down the river. However, just remember that even though Old America may be enjoying a last hurrah in Missouri, it's still a fact that the old always, eventually, gives way to the new.

An intriguing new study released last week in Psychological Science in the Public Interest reveals why people are more apt to believe false information being fed to them by the media and politicians.