In Dickinson County and Okoboji, it gives people legitimacy among their community, Emily says.

Emily 说在迪金森县和奥科博吉，该行为是社区的“通行证”。

So Trump's falsehoods really wormed their way into the thinking of many people in Dickinson County, who felt that since the virus wasn't a threat, there was little benefit to wearing a mask.

因此特朗普的错误信息潜移默化地影响了迪金森县许多民众的想法——既然病毒不是威胁，那戴口罩也就没好处。