Lesson 1: Simple narratives can seduce the storytelling animal

Lesson 2: Lies are “sticky”

Lesson 3: The Backfire Effect is a risk — but maybe not as much as we thought

Lesson 4: We take information at face value — and that’s now dangerous

“But as I walked down the streets of London, I started to realize that mine was a pyrrhic victory.

We talked for five minutes and said “Biden” dozens of times. We said “Trump” never.

I realized that, in setting a gotcha trap for Walker, I’d accidentally ensnared myself in one that was far worse: the disinformation trap.

The entire debate took place on the turf of lies rather than the turf of truth.”