Could THIS be why Fox "News" viewers are so gullible?

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Study finds elders more trusting as they age
(ReadingEagle.com, December 5, 2012)

Despite long experience with the ways of the world, older people are especially vulnerable to fraud.

According to the Federal Trade Commission, up to 80 percent of scam victims are over 65.

One explanation may lie in a brain region that serves as a built-in crook detector. Called the anterior insula, the structure, which fires up in response to the face of an unsavory character, is less active in older people, possibly making them less cagey than younger folks, a new study finds.

Both FTC and the FBI have found that older people are easy marks due in part to their tendency to accentuate the positive.

With an average age of 65+, Fox "News" viewers are older than those of any other cable network. Their viewers also seem willing to believe anything they are told on that channel, no matter how illogical or untrue. This article goes a long way toward explaining why these people can't just SEE that Sean Hannity is a lying asshat. Their "crook detectors" don't work!