Matt Lewis Can't Lose

Why People Believe Lies: Psychologist Exposes the Manipulator Playbook


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Ever wonder why your sensible uncle now swears Trump won 2020, ditches every moral principle he taught you, and cheers battlefield tactics against "the enemy"?

Psychologist Dr. Alan Godwin spent 35 years treating victims of manipulative relationships — then spotted the exact same patterns playing out on a national scale in MAGA world.

In this explosive interview, Godwin breaks down the "story-based fortress": how demagogues like Trump tap your tribal instincts, feed you what you want to hear, then lock you in an us-vs-them war where truth dies and "winning" justifies anything.

He reveals Fox News' pivot from "fair and balanced" to full-blown ideological bubble, why some conservatives resisted the pull while others dove in — and most importantly, how to pull loved ones out before it's too late.

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