Defused News explores how belief, identity, and group belonging become fused in ways that shape politics, culture, morality, and social life. Drawing from Ideological Identity Fusion Theory, the show examines how ordinary beliefs can become psychologically load-bearing, turning disagreement into threat and group loyalty into a central part of self-concept. By looking at events from the past and present, Defused News asks why belief sometimes stops being something people hold and becomes something they are.