The article "I know the truth, so don't bother me with the facts" by Jeffrey Kluger,  says that " humans have been dupes, easily deceived by rumors and flat out lies". The article also mention a study by R. Kelly Garrett and Erik Nisbet from  the Ohio state University, where 750 people were presented with facts of rumors believes about the proposed Islamic cultural center. Fewer than a third of the people were willing to reverse their positions, regardless of the contradictory evidence they were given. Garret and Nisbet conclude that is easy to manipulate people's belief systems with insinuating pictures or inflammatory quotes. I think people believed rumors are truth because in most cases these people are not well educated.

          It's easy to believe strangers when we think they are smarter then we are. In the article by Kluger, It's says "It's easy to manipulate people's belief systems with insinuating pictures or inflammatory quotes". I  lived with my grandparents in Mexico for a long time. Politics was a subject we did not talk that much at home. my grandparents did not how  to read and write. When it was time for government elections my grandparents always would vote for the same party. One day i asked them why they always vote for the same party, they told me because the loge of the party was the flag of Mexico, our country, so they must love our country and the people. Their only reason was the flag used as logo. The flag for my grandparents represented that this party would do the best for them. When in reality they did not know what was happening in the country because they did not read the news and understand all the political terms used by the candidates. Lack of education was a major factor for my grandparents to choose their best candidate for their country.

          After 9/11 terrorist attack in US, anyone wearing a turban became a terrorist for some Americans. Like two years ago in Wisconsin a person went inside a Sikh temple shooting and killing anyone because the shooter though they were Arab terrorist. In the article Garret and Nistbet said "it is easy to manipulate people's belief systems with insinuating pictures". When the news would come up on TV and they would talk about terrorism, the image of a man wearing a turban will come up. I believe this image made some people believe that only terrorists wear turban, but that is no the case. In India the Sikh wear turban and that is a Asian nation and no all Muslims are terrorist,. I believe that shooter from Wisconsin did not educated himself about turban or terrorist at all. His ignorance made him do a horrible tragedy and cost the lives of many people.  

         I believe education is the key to the success and the harmony among people. Education specially at early age opens our mind to a more much wide world and makes think before do something.

         In conclusion most people are easy to influence by using images or quotes, ether to make decision that would change the future of a country or to ruin the lives of others.  Differences base on misbelieves and rumor would put at side by education. Knowledge is the key to a better world.