Patty Ann Giles was a hardcore MAGA supporter. She believed in Donald Trump, she believed in the movement, she shunned traditional media and followed all Right-Wing sources. She felt only they were telling her the “Truth.” Only they could be trusted. She voted for Trump in 2016 — but by 2020 she was feeling differently. Ultimately she left MAGA — this is her story.
Being in the medical profession, she came to realize that some of the pandemic information that was being pushed from the right was wrong. They were arguing against distancing and masking, they were arguing against vaccinations. She knew this was a problem — and from there she started to question what she was being told, and who was telling her.
This UN Study shows that 2/3rd of Digital Influences do not Fact Check of Vet their information. Most of them are on the right. https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157546