What’s dangerous is not the meme itself, but our tendency to tell ourselves that by sharing one we are engaged in reflective political conversation. References Donovan, J. (2019, October 25).

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Like political ads, memes about candidates and campaigns have “minimal” impact in shaping voter engagement, according to some Stanford professors.

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