They’re just liars.
Waaaaaaay too high of a number
Those got to be the dumbest people our country has to offer 😂
Probably evangelicals… I know there’s a lot more, but you know, cult thinking and shit.
With enough gerrymandering the same 15% could potentially dictate politics.
Dunno, man: 40% of Americans believe the earth is less than 10,000 years old. Only 2% of them believe it’s flat, though. We are not an information-rich culture.
If you bring religion into the mix, even intelligent people are more likely to believe ridiculous claims. Being indoctrinated from birth is a powerful thing.
I disagree. There is no shortage of information. It’s just mixed in with a shitload of misinformation, disinformation, and bullshit, garnished with slop and irrelevant garbage to also have to sift through to find anything useful.
And we stopped teaching kids how to differentiate because we thought it would be more important to prove through standardized tests that kids are meeting curricula, but that means we all memorized “the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell” without actually breaking down what that phrase means.
Yeah, having information available isn’t useful in and of itself. You have to be able to think critically to be able to pick out what has merit and what does not.
They are probably the same people who voted for him.
Came here to say this. I’d love to know what the average IQ is for this 15 percent.
70-85: This range is considered low average, or borderline intellectual functioning. Many people in this range are able to work, have social lives, and function independently, but may need some academic accommodations or support.
That range sounds about right.
so 35% believe he is guilty and voted for him anyway.
No, because far less than 100% of Americans are voters, and the 15% is about Americans not voters…
Even then, pretty sure he didn’t get 50% of the votes.
So however you meant what you said, you’re wrong.
About 22% of all Americans (not just voters) voted for him in 2024. So there’s still millions of people who voted for him and believed he knew.
They believe he knew, now. May not have in 2024.
Very true. I’m genuinely curious how many Trump voters didn’t find it likely enough last year to vote for him and only now do.
Still, the fact that it is non-zero is rather disgusting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_of_Donald_Trump_and_Jeffrey_Epstein
In 2002, speaking to New York magazine, Trump said “I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy.” He also stated that “He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
and
In 2017, Epstein told Wolff that he had been Trump’s “closest friend for 10 years”.
Two guys who say they’d been friends for a long time.
The actual numbers are so much worse. The 15% overall “didnt know” is watered down from ~30% Republicans. They are lying either to the pollsters or more likely, themselves.
Republicans gotta be the stupidest mfs around
I don’t see Trump blew Clinton on that poll. Outdated.
In other news approximately 15 to 20% of Americans are illiterate.
The average American reads below a 6th grade level. Meaning half of them are competitive with grade schoolers. They are not picking up on nuance or context at all.
It’s actually more like 21%
