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Can you fathom why some people hear a rumor and immediately pass it on as a fact without doing any double checking?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46828points) April 11th, 2013

Someone posted on FB that Eddie Murphy had died in a snow boarding accident. Took me two seconds to determine it was a hoax. Why do some people just accept everything they hear as a fact?

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