This is definitely a fact because I like it.

The information age has created a mindset where people have several problems processing information correctly.

1. First off most people cannot identify accurate material and dishonest propaganda.
2. They believe that reading material on a topic (regardless of verified source material) can put you on par with people who are formally educated and experienced.
3. People assume that if a statement agrees with their already existing bias then what they believed is confirmed as fact
4. While if the statement is disagreed with, the opposing party is engaging in a conspiracy and therefore unworthy of their trust. So instead, they reaffirm their own bias once more.

This isn't a problem with politics or theism or any other specific opposing viewpoints. The abundance of information and social communication channels is coalescing in propaganda spreading like wildfire and a highly polarized populace.

People vote against their personal interests because they are buying into dishonest commentary not only by their leaders but by their friends and that tribal mentality has a huge impact. Imagine a view point with your friends where all of them are pro-life and you're pro-choice. Do you feel comfortable having that discussion with them or do you feel separated from them due to it?

In my opinion the ability for adults to process information and weed out what is true and what is not is the largest hurdle that humanity has ever faced. I hope I'm blowing it out of proportion but I don't think I am.

That is why it would be nice to have a place to go that we could trust to verify these statements. Wouldn't that be great?

A fact that conflicts with ones ideals causes cognitive dissonance that lead us to hypocracy and other coping methods.