They need to be exposed to real information. Try to make a bet with them so they can watch CNN or MSNBC for one week, while you watch FoxNews. Pretend that you're both willing to "understand" the other side. And hope that some of the real info sinks into their head.
Thanks for the suggestion! Once a colleague and I were asked to argue in defense of the other person's view by our supervisor and the exercise really brought the conversation to a more constructive level (although there the probability of being wrong was more symmetric).
I will try to think about how to translate your CNN bet in Italy where we live, this type of misinformation here seems to be spread mostly through rumors, click-bait articles, whatsapp chains and facebook.
How did the title of the HN post change? I originally posted "Airbnb asked Canada for a bailout. Canada slapped Airbnb with a tax." It's now "Canada to apply GST/HST to short-term rentals booked online"
Probably changed by a moderator because they considered original one clickbaity. About new title: as a Canadian I am well aware what GST/HST is but might be worth changing back to the generic “sales tax”.
