Alternative Facts
Total 4 Posts
‘I won the election’ – How powerful people use lousy lies to twist reality.
5 min read
Lying can be more than just telling a few fibs. It can also be used to communicate social status and make a person appear loyal to a particular group.
The long, slow grind continues.
12 min read
Professor Chris Grey’s brilliant Brexit analysis on state aid as a stumbling block, the attritional grind of emerging Brexit effects, and why there seems to be so little public concern. Faith, pragmatism, post-truth politics, and possible futures.
Donald Trump’s war on facts is the latest play in a long-established tradition to create a post-truth reality.
5 min read
The origins of the post-truth age date back decades, but the real world is now fast fading from view.
Fake news — Emotions and experiences, not more data, could be the antidote.
4 min read
The world faces a collision between facts and alternative facts – so how do experts get their message heard over the din of fake news?