Newsweek: Sociologist discusses why so many still believe Obama is a Muslim

Release Date: August 31, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article in Newsweek looks at the theories about why so many Americans say they think President Barack Obama is Muslim and quotes Steven Hoffman, visiting assistant professor of sociology. "People completely ignore contrary information," he said, and "develop rather elaborate rationalizations based on faulty information."

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