This poll number proves how powerful Trump's misinformation machine really is

[Demovictory9]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/02/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-transcript/index.html


This poll number proves how powerful Trump's misinformation machine really is
Chris Cillizza


(CNN)In a July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump asked his counterpart to look into debunked allegations of corruption by Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.

This is a fact. The Truth. How do we know? Because the White House released a rough transcript of the conversation last week in which Trump said this:

"There's a lot of talk about Biden's son, that Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great. Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it... It sounds horrible to me."

See, it's right there. In the transcript the White House released itself.

All of which makes this next fact absolutely mystifying and terrifying: In a new national Monmouth University poll just four in 10 self-identified Republicans believe that Trump mentioned Biden in his call with Zelensky.

Are. You. Kidding. Me.

It is right there in the transcript that the WHITE HOUSE released of the call!

[dchill]

1. Your lying eyes.

[DrToast]

2. It's not the misinformation machine

It’s that most of the public isn’t following this as closely as the rest of us. So what happens is that they get called by a pollster and they answer in the way they think will make their guy look the best.

[TwilightZone]

3. You're assuming that they know anything about the transcript.

A significant chunk of the population is apolitical and/or doesn't pay attention to the details of every news story, even important ones. A lot of the other 60% may simply have no clue, which is its own problem.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Stockholm Syndrome. Republicons were surrounded by TeaParties & then tRump took them hostage. . . nt

[octoberlib]

5. This happened during Watergated as well

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. slight correction: disinformation, not misinformation

Misinformation can be an honest mistake.
Disinformation is false information spread with the intent to deceive.