Here's the study. As you can see, a main reason is that the conservative propaganda machine intentionally feeds them the lies. They also noted that "viral political falsehoods tended to benefit conservatives, while truths tended to favor liberals." This implies that liberal media is based more on the facts, which keeps its viewers more accurately informed. Thus, while still supporting their 'team,' they do so with valid information. An excerpt:
"Conservatives are less able to distinguish political truths from falsehoods than liberals, mainly because of a glut of right-leaning misinformation, a new national study conducted over six months shows. Researchers found that liberals and conservatives in the United States both tended to believe claims that promoted their political views, but that this more often led conservatives to accept falsehoods while rejecting truths."
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