How do you mean? What influence? I think it's complex. Most people are easily duped by a lot of these modified media, but we see many people accepting or rejecting them on the basis of what they want to believe; or rather, whether it supports their held views/conclusions or not. For example, last year's "that image is fake because Kamala can't be popular and the reflection in the plane's tail is wrong!" (never mind the curve and angle of a plant's tail section). I think for most people, it's harder to be skeptical when something, doctored or not, is saying what they want to hear.
Yes and no -- I think influence > raw numbers always trumps
How do you mean? What influence? I think it's complex. Most people are easily duped by a lot of these modified media, but we see many people accepting or rejecting them on the basis of what they want to believe; or rather, whether it supports their held views/conclusions or not. For example, last year's "that image is fake because Kamala can't be popular and the reflection in the plane's tail is wrong!" (never mind the curve and angle of a plant's tail section). I think for most people, it's harder to be skeptical when something, doctored or not, is saying what they want to hear.